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Average Instructor Salary At Illinois Colleges

Instructor Salary at Illinois Colleges

The 2023 average instructor salary at Illinois colleges is $60,405 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. College of Lake County has the highest instructor salary of $103,840 among Illinois colleges followed by University of Illinois Chicago ($96,268) and Illinois Wesleyan University ($92,897).
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 salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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2023 Instructor Salary At Illinois Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
College of Lake CountyGrayslake, IL$103,840 (216)
1.44%
$103,840 (216)
1.44%
---
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL$96,268 (119)
16.20%
$73,131 (27)
1.68%
--$137,410 (92)
21.09%
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL$92,897 (3)
35.62%
$92,897 (3)
35.62%
---
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL$84,702 (8)
4.93%
$84,702 (8)
4.93%
---
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL$82,148 (62)
1.98%
$82,148 (62)
1.98%
---
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL$82,143 (19)
1.18%
$82,143 (19)
1.18%
---
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL$81,343 (15)
2.90%
$81,343 (15)
2.90%
---
Rush UniversityChicago, IL$79,560 (33)
0.36%
---$106,081 (33)
0.36%
Morton CollegeCicero, IL$78,012 (71)
2.69%
$78,012 (71)
2.69%
---
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL$77,729 (9)
0.94%
$77,729 (9)
0.94%
---
DePaul UniversityChicago, IL$77,563 (213)
1.31%
$77,276 (203)
1.34%
-$101,956 (10)
0.40%
-
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL$77,336 (20)
2.27%
$77,336 (20)
2.27%
---
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL$75,926 (19)
4.10%
$75,926 (19)
4.10%
---
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL$75,714 (32)
3.56%
$75,714 (32)
3.56%
---
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, IL$75,434 (74)
2.74%
$75,434 (74)
2.74%
---
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$74,121 (86)
7.15%
$75,163 (55)
7.58%
$64,340 (1)
3.50%
-$97,002 (30)
6.44%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL$73,773 (8)
0.18%
---$98,365 (8)
0.18%
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL$73,169 (266)
4.02%
$73,955 (241)
4.33%
--$87,463 (25)
6.92%
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL$71,208 (3)
8.38%
-$79,120 (3)
8.38%
--
Erikson InstituteChicago, IL$70,164 (4)
6.26%
-$77,961 (4)
6.27%
--
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$69,107 (97)
1.99%
$72,440 (82)
0.63%
-$62,211 (15)
15.22%
-
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL$68,823 (2)
4.30%
$68,823 (2)
4.30%
---
Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL$68,625 (57)
1.37%
---$91,500 (57)
1.37%
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL$68,169 (7)$68,169 (7)---
College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL$68,149 (2)
0.32%
$68,149 (2)
0.32%
---
Oakton Community CollegeDes Plaines, IL$67,544 (3)
4.13%
$67,544 (3)
4.13%
---
Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL$67,500 (1)---$90,000 (1)
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL$67,465 (1)
3.17%
$67,465 (1)
3.17%
---
Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL$67,381 (24)
2.52%
$66,727 (23)
1.53%
--$109,888 (1)
Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL$67,320 (16)
2.65%
$72,727 (1)
2.00%
--$89,280 (15)
3.03%
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL$66,966 (7)
6.38%
$73,486 (3)
7.14%
$78,601 (2)$65,295 (2)-
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL$66,899 (15)
3.62%
$66,899 (15)
3.62%
---
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL$64,993 (8)
3.38%
$64,993 (8)
3.38%
---
Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL$64,406 (36)
5.98%
$64,406 (36)
5.98%
---
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL$64,000 (1)
76.85%
$64,000 (1)---
Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeChicago, IL$63,689 (113)
2.12%
---$84,918 (113)
2.12%
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, IL$63,206 (18)
4.08%
$63,206 (18)
4.08%
---
Principia CollegeElsah, IL$62,687 (4)
5.83%
$62,687 (4)
5.83%
---
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL$61,969 (21)
2.59%
$61,969 (21)
2.59%
---
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg, IL$60,549 (30)
0.98%
$61,493 (28)
0.90%
--$63,096 (2)
2.50%
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL$60,369 (20)
0.73%
$56,217 (16)
0.51%
--$102,638 (4)
-
Spertus CollegeChicago, IL$60,000 (1)---$80,000 (1)
Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL$59,957 (27)
1.43%
$61,416 (25)
2.93%
$52,505 (1)
3.00%
-$48,244 (1)
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, IL$59,280 (26)
0.87%
-$65,867 (26)
0.87%
--
Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL$59,219 (6)
0.64%
$59,219 (6)
2.77%
---
Fox CollegeTinley Park, IL$59,029 (22)
1.78%
---$78,706 (22)
1.79%
Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL$58,968 (1)
10.08%
---$78,624 (1)
10.08%
Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL$58,853 (14)
1.75%
$58,853 (14)
1.75%
---
Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL$58,585 (7)
1.01%
$58,585 (7)
1.01%
---
Midwestern Career CollegeChicago, IL$58,550 (6)
27.94%
---$78,067 (6)
22.71%
Heartland Community CollegeNormal, IL$58,449 (14)
8.36%
$58,449 (14)
8.36%
---
Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL$58,376 (16)
4.98%
$58,376 (16)
4.98%
---
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL$57,919 (4)
8.16%
$57,919 (4)
8.16%
---
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL$57,801 (7)
5.27%
-$64,223 (7)
5.27%
--
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL$57,664 (5)
0.76%
-$64,071 (5)
0.76%
--
Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL$57,519 (5)
2.74%
$57,519 (5)
1.58%
---
McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL$57,386 (2)
0.02%
---$76,515 (2)
0.02%
Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL$56,644 (2)
12.72%
---$75,525 (2)
12.72%
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL$56,507 (7)
0.13%
$56,507 (7)
0.13%
---
Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL$56,006 (9)
11.51%
$56,006 (9)
11.51%
---
John A Logan CollegeCarterville, IL$55,490 (12)
0.94%
-$61,655 (12)
0.94%
--
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL$55,291 (120)
3.83%
$55,242 (116)
3.75%
$63,565 (2)
2.07%
-$75,000 (2)
21.95%
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL$54,997 (3)
1.78%
$54,997 (3)
1.78%
---
Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL$54,900 (6)
0.41%
-$61,000 (6)
0.41%
--
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL$54,448 (79)
3.66%
$54,569 (78)
3.80%
--$59,976 (1)
11.30%
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL$54,405 (3)
1.71%
-$60,450 (3)
1.71%
--
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL$54,358 (10)
3.99%
$54,358 (10)
3.99%
---
University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL$53,903 (26)
2.71%
$53,903 (26)
2.11%
---
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL$53,190 (6)
10.91%
-$61,206 (5)
13.98%
-$58,282 (1)
6.69%
Rend Lake CollegeIna, IL$52,877 (3)
28.66%
$59,630 (1)--$66,000 (2)
20.44%
Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling, IL$52,875 (2)
8.46%
---$70,500 (2)
8.46%
Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL$52,857 (26)
4.19%
$52,857 (26)
4.19%
---
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL$52,500 (1)---$70,000 (1)
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL$52,034 (24)
2.47%
$53,009 (20)
2.04%
--$62,881 (4)
1.80%
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL$51,917 (165)
3.54%
$51,730 (162)
3.16%
--$82,702 (3)
23.73%
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL$51,893 (55)
0.92%
$53,273 (48)
1.72%
--$56,576 (7)
Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL$50,925 (26)
2.70%
$50,925 (26)
2.70%
---
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL$50,881 (52)
0.87%
$51,182 (49)
0.80%
--$61,297 (3)
1.13%
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL$50,353 (178)
10.17%
$50,081 (150)
10.79%
$47,718 (8)
25.06%
$91,547 (1)
4.39%
$72,443 (19)
19.29%
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkMelrose Park, IL$50,189 (46)
1.41%
---$66,919 (46)
1.41%
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL$49,303 (24)
2.93%
-$55,022 (22)
3.19%
-$62,560 (2)
-
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL$48,000 (1)$48,000 (1)---
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL$47,837 (2)
7.25%
-$56,160 (1)
1.40%
-$60,174 (1)
22.85%
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL$46,875 (1)
18.48%
---$62,500 (1)
Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL$46,349 (5)
17.13%
$46,200 (3)
26.06%
$47,556 (1)$61,544 (1)
6.31%
-
National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL$44,616 (15)
0.52%
---$59,488 (15)
0.52%
John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL$41,501 (13)
9.87%
$61,854 (3)
29.29%
--$47,194 (10)
6.76%
Methodist CollegePeoria, IL$41,164 (16)
27.57%
---$54,885 (16)
American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL$40,340 (16)
1.11%
-$33,287 (7)-$64,553 (9)
8.15%
Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL$38,796 (2)
-
---$51,729 (2)
-
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL$38,762 (56)
2.92%
$38,762 (56)
3.58%
---
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL$36,750 (1)
-
---$49,000 (1)
-
University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL$26,444 (3)
4.75%
---$35,258 (3)
4.75%
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL$21,944 (7)
31.21%
---$29,259 (7)
31.21%
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL$19,923 (150)
4.51%
$19,805 (149)
4.82%
--$50,000 (1)