Professor Salary at Illinois Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at Illinois colleges is $93,779 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Chicago has the highest professor salary of $254,291 among Illinois colleges followed by Northwestern University ($224,600) and Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago ($224,333).
The following table lists the Illinois colleges with professor 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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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $254,291 (647) 0.92% | $280,442 (490) 2.20% | - | $211,089 (157) 2.27% | - |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $224,600 (708) 3.08% | $224,600 (708) 3.08% | - | - | - |
| Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago, IL | $224,333 (9) | $224,333 (9) | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $165,399 (396) 1.66% | $166,447 (364) 1.06% | - | - | $204,623 (32) 4.81% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $163,609 (837) 4.26% | $164,651 (816) 4.43% | - | - | $164,165 (21) 1.85% |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $154,094 (141) 1.41% | $150,564 (76) 1.82% | $171,935 (27) | $209,469 (26) | $183,487 (12) 6.81% |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $149,133 (21) 1.42% | - | - | - | $198,844 (21) 1.42% |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $143,267 (173) 7.43% | $146,538 (137) 4.14% | - | - | $174,422 (36) 22.14% |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $140,423 (216) 0.37% | $140,328 (212) 0.30% | - | $177,812 (4) 3.79% | - |
| College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL | $136,087 (123) 1.21% | $136,087 (123) 1.21% | - | - | - |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $130,574 (25) 1.92% | - | - | - | $174,099 (25) 1.92% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL | $130,387 (4) 2.91% | $130,387 (4) 2.91% | - | - | - |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $127,835 (54) 1.66% | $127,835 (54) 1.66% | - | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL | $126,237 (5) 2.77% | $126,237 (5) 2.77% | - | - | - |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $124,848 (10) 1.22% | - | - | - | $166,465 (10) 1.22% |
| Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL | $124,021 (58) 0.69% | $124,021 (58) 0.69% | - | - | - |
| William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL | $120,119 (75) 2.60% | $120,119 (75) 2.60% | - | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL | $119,341 (4) 2.92% | $119,341 (4) 2.92% | - | - | - |
| Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL | $117,708 (150) 36.81% | $117,708 (150) | - | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL | $116,945 (5) 2.62% | $116,945 (5) 2.62% | - | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL | $116,774 (17) 3.45% | $116,774 (17) 3.45% | - | - | - |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $114,395 (80) 4.61% | $115,705 (75) 5.77% | - | - | $126,330 (5) 11.89% |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | $113,846 (5) 7.51% | - | - | - | $151,794 (5) 7.51% |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $112,676 (57) 4.84% | $112,676 (57) 4.84% | - | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL | $111,336 (2) 1.60% | $111,336 (2) 1.60% | - | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL | $111,172 (17) 1.77% | $111,172 (17) 1.77% | - | - | - |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL | $110,198 (27) 3.42% | $110,198 (27) 3.42% | - | - | - |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $109,626 (237) 1.56% | $107,787 (192) 1.06% | $118,555 (7) 4.57% | $107,376 (1) 4.96% | $160,419 (37) 3.83% |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $106,267 (5) 38.67% | $106,267 (5) | - | - | - |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $105,483 (12) 1.88% | $105,483 (12) 1.88% | - | - | - |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $103,637 (43) 2.15% | $103,637 (43) 2.15% | - | - | - |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $103,494 (63) 1.41% | $103,582 (61) 1.82% | - | - | $134,414 (2) 16.26% |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $103,176 (27) 1.10% | $103,176 (27) 1.10% | - | - | - |
| Oakton Community CollegeDes Plaines, IL | $103,146 (79) 1.93% | $103,146 (79) 1.93% | - | - | - |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $101,858 (272) 5.33% | $101,946 (268) 5.61% | $129,830 (1) 15.39% | - | $118,616 (3) 5.29% |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $101,427 (205) 1.64% | $101,410 (179) 1.88% | - | - | $135,385 (26) 0.12% |
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $101,266 (11) 1.01% | - | $113,558 (7) 0.06% | - | $132,838 (4) 37.04% |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $100,086 (1) 1.69% | - | - | - | $133,448 (1) 1.69% |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $98,933 (61) 1.01% | $98,933 (61) 1.01% | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, IL | $98,908 (72) 0.79% | $98,908 (72) 0.79% | - | - | - |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $98,719 (40) 0.80% | $98,602 (39) 0.83% | - | - | $137,712 (1) 3.78% |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $98,616 (22) 0.87% | $97,989 (17) 0.04% | - | - | $134,333 (5) 4.75% |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $98,471 (52) 4.94% | $98,153 (49) 4.83% | - | - | $138,208 (3) 6.53% |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $98,247 (195) 2.76% | $94,430 (145) 3.25% | - | - | $145,755 (50) 4.13% |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $98,023 (44) 9.98% | $97,842 (43) 10.25% | - | - | $141,050 (1) 0.36% |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $97,478 (33) 2.45% | $97,448 (31) 2.42% | - | - | $130,596 (2) |
| Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, IL | $96,872 (21) 2.17% | $96,872 (21) 2.17% | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $96,495 (156) 2.00% | $97,575 (145) 2.47% | - | - | $109,678 (11) 3.04% |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL | $96,482 (44) 4.40% | $96,482 (44) 4.40% | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeChicago, IL | $94,568 (13) 1.75% | - | - | - | $126,091 (13) 1.75% |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $94,552 (147) 3.25% | $94,765 (121) 3.32% | $85,060 (1) - | - | $125,657 (25) 2.78% |
| Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL | $94,226 (60) 1.28% | $94,226 (60) 1.28% | - | - | - |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $93,848 (34) 2.53% | - | $105,105 (31) 2.91% | - | $114,857 (3) 4.41% |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $93,185 (32) 2.97% | $93,185 (32) 2.97% | - | - | - |
| Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, IL | $92,059 (41) 1.69% | $92,059 (41) 1.69% | - | - | - |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $90,974 (1) 5.00% | - | - | - | $121,299 (1) 5.00% |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $90,702 (70) 1.24% | $90,895 (69) 1.30% | - | - | $103,148 (1) 2.80% |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $90,367 (4) 9.23% | - | $100,408 (4) 9.23% | - | - |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $90,362 (1) | - | $100,402 (1) | - | - |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $89,861 (41) 2.12% | $89,586 (40) 2.09% | - | - | $134,478 (1) 3.08% |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $89,645 (19) 4.78% | $91,559 (15) 7.61% | - | $93,485 (2) 15.32% | $117,959 (2) |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $88,545 (24) 2.82% | $88,545 (24) 2.82% | - | - | - |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $86,748 (41) 0.76% | $86,748 (41) 0.76% | - | - | - |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $86,252 (1) 7.82% | - | - | - | $115,003 (1) 4.99% |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $86,239 (26) 2.61% | $86,239 (26) 2.61% | - | - | - |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $85,655 (6) 3.89% | - | $95,173 (6) 3.89% | - | - |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, IL | $84,630 (77) 3.16% | - | $94,034 (77) 3.16% | - | - |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL | $83,948 (59) 1.43% | $83,948 (59) 1.43% | - | - | - |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $83,832 (15) 2.20% | - | - | - | $111,776 (15) 2.20% |
| Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL | $83,545 (106) 4.47% | $83,545 (106) 4.47% | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-IllinoisNaperville, IL | $83,357 (42) 1.98% | - | - | - | $111,142 (42) 1.98% |
| Heartland Community CollegeNormal, IL | $81,080 (44) 6.78% | $81,080 (44) 6.78% | - | - | - |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $80,836 (23) 0.49% | $80,836 (23) 0.49% | - | - | - |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $80,469 (36) 10.39% | $80,469 (36) 10.39% | - | - | - |
| Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL | $80,302 (3) 118.06% | - | - | - | $107,069 (3) 118.06% |
| John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL | $79,713 (5) 3.50% | $79,713 (5) 3.50% | - | - | - |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $79,350 (2) 10.90% | - | $88,167 (2) 10.90% | - | - |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $77,486 (6) 2.00% | - | - | - | $103,315 (6) 2.00% |
| Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL | $77,383 (43) 3.99% | $77,383 (43) 3.99% | - | - | - |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $76,560 (55) 1.54% | - | $85,066 (55) 1.54% | - | - |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $76,090 (3) 2.24% | - | - | - | $101,453 (3) 2.24% |
| Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL | $75,857 (43) 1.93% | $75,857 (43) 1.93% | - | - | - |
| John A Logan CollegeCarterville, IL | $75,223 (22) 4.35% | - | $83,581 (22) 4.35% | - | - |
| Rend Lake CollegeIna, IL | $75,046 (30) 3.82% | $77,237 (28) 5.23% | - | - | $59,161 (2) 7.70% |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $74,974 (41) 0.61% | $74,819 (40) 0.81% | - | $99,230 (1) | - |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $73,352 (21) 1.42% | $76,402 (16) 0.62% | $80,845 (1) 8.31% | $74,938 (4) 1.02% | - |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $72,739 (23) 2.21% | $72,739 (23) 2.21% | - | - | - |
| Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, IL | $72,574 (48) 2.47% | $72,574 (48) 2.47% | - | - | - |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $70,476 (27) 1.77% | - | $80,247 (23) 1.08% | - | $80,580 (4) 0.21% |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $69,863 (16) 14.77% | - | - | $85,408 (16) | - |
| Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL | $69,783 (17) 1.42% | $69,783 (17) 1.42% | - | - | - |
| Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL | $69,769 (15) 4.00% | $69,769 (15) 4.00% | - | - | - |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | $67,500 (22) 5.95% | $67,500 (22) 5.95% | - | - | - |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $67,269 (38) 1.13% | - | - | - | $89,693 (38) 1.13% |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $67,145 (6) 10.62% | $63,989 (4) 12.60% | $92,700 (1) 17.76% | $77,612 (1) 3.51% | - |
| Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL | $66,571 (20) 4.56% | $66,571 (20) 4.56% | - | - | - |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $65,388 (51) 24.22% | - | - | - | $87,184 (51) |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $65,172 (17) 7.00% | - | $67,436 (11) 12.25% | - | $97,846 (6) 2.70% |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $64,904 (4) 9.46% | - | $78,000 (1) 2.07% | - | $84,185 (3) |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $64,588 (20) 4.31% | $62,833 (12) 5.05% | $74,022 (4) 1.48% | $81,508 (3) 1.07% | $95,000 (1) 10.79% |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | $63,517 (5) 3.40% | $63,517 (5) 3.40% | - | - | - |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $63,330 (15) 5.69% | $63,330 (15) 5.69% | - | - | - |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | $63,008 (37) 10.99% | $63,008 (37) 10.58% | - | - | - |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $62,192 (14) 9.87% | $57,362 (7) 15.75% | - | - | $89,362 (7) 13.23% |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $61,558 (1) 19.09% | - | - | - | $82,077 (1) 3.57% |
| Olney Central CollegeOlney, IL | $60,733 (20) 21.92% | $60,733 (20) 21.92% | - | - | - |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $60,330 (5) 4.97% | - | - | - | $80,440 (5) 4.97% |
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $60,049 (5) 1.15% | - | - | - | $80,066 (5) 1.15% |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $59,806 (14) 5.24% | $59,806 (14) 5.24% | - | - | - |
| Wabash Valley CollegeMount Carmel, IL | $56,578 (11) 36.19% | $56,578 (11) 36.19% | - | - | - |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $55,872 (44) 29.34% | - | - | - | $74,496 (44) |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $55,697 (11) 0.10% | - | - | - | $74,262 (11) 0.10% |
| Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinson, IL | $54,533 (9) 41.48% | $54,533 (9) 41.48% | - | - | - |
| St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL | $54,371 (12) 39.42% | - | $57,892 (1) | - | $72,770 (11) 39.95% |
| Frontier Community CollegeFairfield, IL | $46,401 (10) | $52,122 (6) | - | - | $50,424 (4) |
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | $44,045 (7) 2.04% | - | - | - | $58,727 (7) 2.04% |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | $39,959 (1) 4.70% | - | - | - | $53,279 (1) 4.70% |
| Taylor Business InstituteChicago, IL | $29,080 (4) 23.97% | - | - | - | $38,773 (4) 23.97% |