Highest Professor Salary at Illinois Public Colleges
University of Illinois Chicago has the highest professor salary of $165,399 among Illinois public colleges followed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ($163,609) and College of DuPage ($136,087). The average professor salary of the Illinois public colleges is $131,985 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $165,399 (396) 1.66% | $166,447 (364) 1.06% | - | - | $204,623 (32) 4.81% |
| 2 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $163,609 (837) 4.26% | $164,651 (816) 4.43% | - | - | $164,165 (21) 1.85% |
| 3 | College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL | $136,087 (123) 1.21% | $136,087 (123) 1.21% | - | - | - |
| 4 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL | $130,387 (4) 2.91% | $130,387 (4) 2.91% | - | - | - |
| 5 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL | $126,237 (5) 2.77% | $126,237 (5) 2.77% | - | - | - |
| 6 | Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL | $124,021 (58) 0.69% | $124,021 (58) 0.69% | - | - | - |
| 7 | William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL | $120,119 (75) 2.60% | $120,119 (75) 2.60% | - | - | - |
| 8 | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL | $119,341 (4) 2.92% | $119,341 (4) 2.92% | - | - | - |
| 9 | Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL | $117,708 (150) 36.81% | $117,708 (150) | - | - | - |
| 10 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL | $116,945 (5) 2.62% | $116,945 (5) 2.62% | - | - | - |