Faculty Salary at Illinois Colleges
The 2025 average faculty salary at Illinois colleges is $80,749 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Northwestern University has the highest faculty salary of $182,894 among Illinois colleges followed by Spertus College ($181,500) and University of Chicago ($179,034).
The following table lists the Illinois colleges with faculty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $182,894 3.13% | $182,894 3.13% | - | - | - |
| Spertus CollegeChicago, IL | $181,500 105.99% | - | - | - | $242,000 105.99% |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $179,034 4.32% | $183,345 4.41% | - | $189,466 2.84% | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $132,874 3.24% | $138,239 3.72% | - | - | $152,965 1.52% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $131,040 2.69% | $133,950 2.60% | $74,774 6.63% | - | $123,379 4.98% |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $123,184 3.92% | - | - | - | $164,245 4.35% |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $118,832 6.05% | - | - | - | $158,443 6.05% |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $114,626 6.91% | $112,309 5.16% | $156,586 8.51% | $152,131 12.47% | $127,260 18.38% |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $114,546 7.74% | $114,992 7.87% | - | $123,251 2.55% | - |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $107,066 1.21% | - | - | - | $142,754 1.21% |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $104,650 0.02% | $104,650 0.02% | - | - | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $104,279 2.47% | $106,663 3.75% | - | - | $120,455 6.48% |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $101,708 8.36% | $101,708 8.36% | - | - | - |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $99,800 5.23% | $101,065 5.88% | $77,255 7.16% | $130,219 46.22% | $126,030 0.35% |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $95,852 1.07% | $95,852 1.07% | - | - | - |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | $95,004 1.64% | - | - | - | $126,671 1.64% |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $94,286 2.53% | $94,389 2.53% | - | - | $119,398 3.00% |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $94,266 4.15% | $94,266 4.15% | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $91,891 10.86% | $91,064 11.52% | - | - | $136,061 3.73% |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $89,588 3.99% | $90,505 4.25% | - | - | $70,313 3.73% |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of ManagementLake Forest, IL | $89,346 3.53% | - | - | - | $119,128 3.53% |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $85,250 6.11% | $85,786 6.00% | $98,738 0.10% | - | $84,532 4.68% |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $85,079 0.69% | $86,456 0.33% | - | - | $96,857 3.94% |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $84,987 2.28% | $83,870 3.63% | $83,460 15.67% | - | $132,207 1.65% |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $84,771 21.10% | - | $95,929 23.53% | - | $106,771 13.34% |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $83,908 0.29% | $83,908 0.29% | - | - | - |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $83,783 2.01% | $83,783 2.01% | - | - | - |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $83,741 4.67% | - | - | - | $111,655 4.67% |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $83,479 0.94% | $83,764 2.29% | - | - | $84,484 18.18% |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $82,946 3.36% | $83,209 1.36% | $90,632 42.75% | - | $103,836 1.50% |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $82,916 1.93% | $82,916 1.93% | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $82,334 4.27% | - | - | - | $109,779 4.27% |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $82,061 1.09% | $83,525 0.85% | - | - | $99,777 1.65% |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $82,027 1.88% | $81,169 2.55% | - | - | $120,142 2.13% |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $81,392 1.21% | $81,392 1.21% | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $81,240 0.77% | $76,557 0.14% | - | - | $133,931 2.71% |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $81,196 2.85% | $90,621 13.70% | $59,709 | - | $82,036 15.18% |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $81,080 6.07% | - | $82,771 1.66% | - | $116,157 9.01% |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $80,770 3.17% | $80,156 2.77% | - | $119,012 | - |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $79,534 15.33% | $79,296 16.51% | - | - | $111,448 15.77% |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $79,455 0.99% | $79,455 0.99% | - | - | - |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $78,557 0.26% | - | $95,495 0.61% | - | $81,177 2.00% |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $78,230 0.85% | - | - | - | $104,307 0.85% |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $77,436 2.23% | $78,683 2.74% | - | - | $86,626 0.77% |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $77,399 15.44% | - | - | - | $103,199 15.44% |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | $76,689 19.61% | $76,873 19.90% | - | - | $93,375 |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $76,588 3.18% | $76,845 2.77% | - | - | $94,659 10.72% |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $76,530 7.35% | $76,193 8.08% | - | $86,000 10.18% | $114,876 17.32% |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $75,099 3.28% | $76,380 4.16% | - | - | $65,215 16.42% |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $74,419 3.67% | $74,332 3.94% | - | - | $101,388 0.09% |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $74,397 2.53% | $75,249 2.48% | $78,920 3.80% | $83,455 1.15% | $93,961 4.47% |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $73,116 0.92% | $73,116 0.92% | - | - | - |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $72,470 1.86% | - | - | - | $96,626 1.86% |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $72,265 3.55% | - | $80,295 3.55% | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeChicago, IL | $71,088 0.27% | - | - | - | $94,784 0.27% |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $70,973 0.03% | - | $74,613 0.09% | - | $105,458 5.24% |
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $70,661 6.24% | - | $94,870 17.69% | $73,033 | $85,094 3.13% |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | $70,099 2.84% | $70,099 2.84% | - | - | - |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $69,039 0.13% | $69,039 0.13% | - | - | - |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $68,303 4.24% | $68,454 3.91% | $82,226 1.35% | $78,767 | $84,926 8.55% |
| Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL | $68,250 3.87% | - | - | - | $91,000 3.87% |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $67,973 0.09% | $69,642 0.06% | $73,583 4.63% | $74,529 1.81% | - |
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $65,286 18.23% | - | - | - | $87,048 |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $64,993 8.09% | - | $72,214 8.09% | - | - |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | $64,278 7.02% | $64,278 7.02% | - | - | - |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $63,800 1.47% | $64,347 2.20% | - | - | $59,566 5.22% |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $62,690 1.05% | - | $71,488 1.09% | - | $79,920 0.75% |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $62,504 2.33% | - | - | - | $83,338 2.33% |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $62,358 1.84% | - | - | - | $83,145 1.84% |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $62,073 2.64% | - | $69,534 3.16% | - | $81,716 1.87% |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | $61,937 0.63% | $61,937 0.63% | - | - | - |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $60,831 0.66% | - | - | - | $81,108 0.66% |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $60,822 5.85% | $60,822 5.85% | - | - | - |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $60,585 1.34% | - | $69,052 4.15% | - | $78,437 4.57% |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | $60,350 13.52% | - | - | - | $80,466 13.52% |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $60,332 8.79% | - | - | $75,934 6.09% | $65,000 |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $59,924 2.44% | $59,924 2.44% | - | - | - |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $59,869 7.43% | $59,421 10.53% | $71,743 8.37% | $53,550 21.32% | $78,381 7.06% |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $59,076 2.23% | - | $66,020 2.24% | - | $71,800 0.03% |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $57,146 22.57% | - | - | - | $76,194 22.56% |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $53,795 10.28% | $49,196 14.29% | $65,684 4.48% | $78,982 1.82% | $64,120 20.46% |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $52,607 9.68% | - | - | - | $70,142 |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $51,577 3.21% | - | - | - | $68,769 3.21% |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | $50,905 0.26% | $51,579 1.06% | - | - | $41,820 |
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | $39,000 10.45% | - | - | - | $52,000 10.45% |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | $38,495 4.30% | - | - | - | $51,326 4.30% |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | $36,750 - | - | - | - | $49,000 - |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | $36,172 - | - | - | - | $48,230 - |