Highest Professor Salary at Illinois Colleges
University of Chicago has the highest professor salary of $274,986 among Illinois colleges followed by Northwestern University ($240,495) and Rush University ($234,200). The average professor salary of the Illinois colleges is $189,154 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest professor salary by contract length. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $274,986 3.52% | $297,960 2.72% | - | $235,245 4.02% | - |
| 2 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $240,495 2.25% | $240,495 2.25% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $234,200 11.38% | - | - | - | $312,267 11.38% |
| 4 | Spertus CollegeChicago, IL | $181,500 10.00% | - | - | - | $242,000 10.00% |
| 5 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $181,486 2.14% | $184,261 2.41% | - | - | $205,157 1.44% |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $176,431 2.49% | $177,613 2.50% | $85,064 | - | $179,404 5.14% |
| 7 | Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $159,376 9.95% | $158,943 7.03% | - | - | $216,779 21.27% |
| 8 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $156,132 5.59% | $146,739 6.02% | $186,181 0.16% | $247,535 3.23% | $226,321 2.83% |
| 9 | DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $148,103 3.11% | $148,061 3.16% | - | $184,061 0.57% | - |
| 10 | Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $138,833 3.63% | - | - | - | $185,111 3.63% |