Associate Professor Salary at Illinois Colleges
The 2025 average associate professor salary at Illinois colleges is $82,387 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Chicago has the highest associate professor salary of $158,365 among Illinois colleges followed by Rush University ($156,497) and Northwestern University ($144,508).
The following table lists the Illinois colleges with associate professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $158,365 0.93% | $165,009 1.90% | - | $145,293 7.67% | - |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $156,497 2.22% | - | - | - | $208,662 2.22% |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $144,508 1.62% | $144,508 1.62% | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $139,154 2.59% | $141,813 2.91% | - | - | $168,158 1.56% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $123,524 3.28% | $123,977 3.20% | $80,952 4.10% | - | $150,017 0.13% |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $120,255 0.32% | - | - | - | $160,340 0.32% |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $117,157 3.55% | $119,374 0.54% | $98,210 23.80% | $172,364 9.05% | $143,196 3.78% |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $114,295 4.07% | $115,092 4.13% | - | $118,355 3.56% | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $113,419 7.59% | $113,313 3.50% | - | - | $153,549 28.14% |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $111,344 5.34% | $111,289 5.22% | $121,597 0.53% | - | $149,378 7.36% |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $108,162 1.93% | - | - | - | $144,217 1.93% |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $103,397 20.47% | - | $99,414 - | - | $147,147 31.37% |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | $100,643 4.12% | - | - | - | $134,191 4.12% |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $96,340 0.68% | $96,340 0.68% | - | - | - |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $95,029 1.13% | $95,029 1.13% | - | - | - |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $94,723 4.63% | $94,723 4.63% | - | - | - |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $93,698 5.89% | $94,367 5.72% | $92,850 3.03% | - | $89,825 1.55% |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $92,751 - | $92,751 - | - | - | - |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $92,298 0.93% | $92,847 0.90% | - | - | $93,426 3.00% |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $92,017 12.79% | - | $102,241 12.79% | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $91,695 3.29% | $91,695 2.28% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $91,010 1.22% | $91,390 0.81% | - | - | $77,196 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $90,898 3.54% | $91,367 4.07% | - | - | $75,600 |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $87,316 0.04% | - | $97,018 0.04% | - | - |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $87,244 2.38% | $87,640 1.69% | - | - | $113,503 6.91% |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $87,114 1.32% | $84,352 1.38% | - | - | $128,675 3.90% |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $86,054 1.59% | $86,054 1.59% | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $85,917 5.42% | $85,630 5.77% | - | - | $123,484 1.31% |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $85,487 9.48% | - | - | - | $113,982 9.48% |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $85,105 2.02% | $85,105 2.02% | - | - | - |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $84,652 3.82% | $85,001 5.39% | - | - | $108,914 8.14% |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | $84,125 2.50% | $84,125 2.50% | - | - | - |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $83,811 2.03% | $83,878 1.82% | - | - | $104,500 13.08% |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $83,720 2.40% | - | - | - | $111,626 2.40% |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $83,560 4.16% | - | $90,963 | - | $113,672 2.22% |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $82,025 1.29% | $82,768 0.53% | $84,068 0.71% | - | $108,938 1.50% |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $81,867 2.27% | $81,867 2.27% | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeChicago, IL | $81,770 0.07% | - | - | - | $109,027 0.07% |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $81,634 1.40% | $80,533 0.48% | - | $127,387 | - |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $81,303 2.21% | $81,028 2.61% | - | - | $113,450 3.51% |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $78,277 4.13% | $78,277 4.13% | - | - | - |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $78,069 0.17% | $78,069 0.17% | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $77,899 6.84% | $78,518 5.65% | - | - | $86,920 18.85% |
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $76,460 1.36% | - | $92,114 | - | $95,810 4.74% |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $75,982 2.46% | $75,982 2.46% | - | - | - |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $75,674 9.37% | $76,045 9.97% | - | - | $80,128 14.15% |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $75,330 1.97% | $75,330 1.97% | - | - | - |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $74,422 3.31% | $75,342 3.82% | $78,920 | $84,252 4.32% | $101,273 12.67% |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $73,356 0.20% | $72,705 0.30% | - | - | $111,714 2.00% |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $72,111 10.95% | $72,111 10.95% | - | - | - |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $71,643 5.98% | $71,362 6.10% | - | - | $108,665 1.96% |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $71,624 0.12% | - | - | - | $95,498 0.12% |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $70,390 2.48% | - | - | - | $93,854 2.48% |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $69,919 9.97% | - | - | - | $93,226 9.97% |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | $69,831 0.39% | $69,831 0.39% | - | - | - |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $69,213 0.09% | $69,213 0.09% | - | - | - |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | $69,086 10.17% | - | - | - | $92,115 10.17% |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $68,341 5.33% | - | $75,934 5.33% | - | - |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $67,856 2.93% | - | $75,395 2.93% | - | - |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $67,745 2.00% | - | - | - | $90,327 2.00% |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $67,125 4.35% | - | $75,901 4.27% | - | $86,086 4.33% |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $66,658 8.48% | $66,658 8.48% | - | - | - |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $66,469 2.00% | $70,461 1.29% | $74,972 7.15% | $69,972 - | - |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $66,265 4.47% | $66,468 3.38% | - | - | $86,389 9.87% |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $65,321 4.94% | $65,321 4.94% | - | - | - |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $64,472 6.51% | - | $71,636 6.51% | - | - |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | $64,310 1.99% | $64,310 1.99% | - | - | - |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $64,111 11.13% | $63,680 13.44% | $74,611 5.50% | - | $84,300 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $63,258 3.11% | - | - | - | $84,344 3.11% |
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $61,875 | - | - | - | $82,500 |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $60,453 3.30% | $59,940 2.07% | $65,445 5.38% | $79,292 1.28% | $71,068 |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $59,777 13.64% | - | - | $73,077 13.64% | - |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $59,501 8.68% | $59,501 8.68% | - | - | - |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $59,142 3.40% | - | - | - | $78,856 3.40% |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $57,736 0.66% | - | - | - | $76,982 0.66% |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $57,214 2.52% | - | $64,617 2.33% | - | $63,314 4.82% |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $53,786 2.29% | - | - | - | $71,714 2.28% |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $52,125 | - | - | - | $69,500 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | $52,084 2.57% | $52,084 2.57% | - | - | - |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $51,842 3.25% | - | - | - | $69,123 3.25% |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | $32,694 13.79% | - | - | - | $43,592 13.79% |