Instructor Salary at Illinois Colleges
The 2025 average instructor salary at Illinois colleges is $59,391 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Illinois Chicago has the highest instructor salary of $101,333 among Illinois colleges followed by Illinois Institute of Technology ($97,105) and DePaul University ($83,024).
The following table lists the Illinois colleges with instructor 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 Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $101,333 1.02% | $82,257 2.93% | - | - | $142,442 0.01% |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $97,105 6.69% | $77,402 7.27% | $120,408 14.59% | $129,585 10.26% | $145,122 9.72% |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $83,024 9.56% | $82,961 10.24% | - | $103,436 1.57% | - |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $81,310 4.05% | $81,231 10.78% | - | - | $108,608 11.21% |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $81,092 16.63% | $81,092 16.63% | - | - | - |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $80,392 3.93% | $81,984 4.35% | - | $72,144 0.13% | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $72,057 4.61% | $74,536 3.28% | - | - | $86,164 5.18% |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | $72,000 3.03% | - | - | - | $96,000 3.03% |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $71,952 5.85% | - | $78,789 0.21% | - | $97,673 17.40% |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $71,766 10.04% | $71,766 10.04% | - | - | - |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $71,480 2.47% | - | - | - | $95,307 2.47% |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $69,598 0.28% | $68,940 0.18% | - | - | $112,086 - |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $68,291 4.09% | $68,291 4.09% | - | - | - |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $67,783 10.88% | - | $74,320 3.43% | - | $92,167 36.80% |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $67,195 25.07% | - | - | - | $89,593 25.07% |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeChicago, IL | $65,400 0.43% | - | - | - | $87,200 0.43% |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $65,000 4.00% | $65,000 4.00% | - | - | - |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $63,956 3.78% | $61,919 6.81% | - | - | $97,946 1.30% |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $63,382 21.59% | $63,382 8.13% | - | - | - |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $62,369 4.00% | - | - | - | $83,159 4.00% |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $62,269 11.65% | - | $69,188 11.65% | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $61,475 2.35% | $61,380 2.29% | $73,565 4.13% | - | $83,232 4.21% |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $61,280 2.61% | $61,280 2.61% | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $61,229 2.83% | $61,229 2.83% | - | - | - |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | $61,184 6.04% | $61,184 6.04% | - | - | - |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $60,384 1.94% | - | $67,032 1.85% | - | $81,103 |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $60,193 8.83% | $60,193 8.59% | - | - | - |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $59,333 18.35% | $59,333 18.35% | - | - | - |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $59,114 3.32% | $59,114 3.32% | - | - | - |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $58,205 38.71% | - | - | - | $77,607 38.71% |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $57,614 1.76% | - | - | - | $76,819 1.76% |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $56,806 1.26% | $56,806 1.26% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $56,167 7.06% | $56,167 5.70% | - | - | - |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $56,136 9.36% | - | - | - | $74,848 9.36% |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $54,691 4.79% | $54,238 4.56% | $45,300 2.76% | - | $82,427 2.09% |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $54,214 4.78% | - | $64,189 5.63% | - | $61,221 3.49% |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $54,176 6.98% | - | $59,902 6.84% | - | $80,000 9.45% |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $54,171 4.14% | $54,171 4.14% | - | - | - |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $53,274 1.09% | $54,854 3.11% | - | - | $52,492 15.65% |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $53,229 1.34% | $53,606 2.06% | - | - | $59,678 14.81% |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $52,750 1.71% | $52,750 1.71% | - | - | - |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $50,141 13.16% | - | $55,712 13.16% | - | - |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $47,857 2.94% | - | - | - | $63,809 2.94% |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $47,163 2.98% | - | - | - | $62,884 2.98% |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $45,531 1.80% | - | - | - | $60,708 1.80% |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $45,250 0.30% | - | - | - | $60,333 |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $43,625 3.21% | $43,625 3.21% | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $41,569 1.39% | $41,094 0.99% | - | - | $76,974 4.19% |
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | $39,000 14.89% | - | - | - | $52,000 14.89% |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $39,000 6.52% | $30,000 6.25% | $53,333 16.43% | - | - |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | $36,750 - | - | - | - | $49,000 - |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | $36,172 - | - | - | - | $48,230 - |
| Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL | $30,000 | - | - | - | $40,000 |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $20,670 50.00% | - | - | - | $27,560 50.00% |