For 140 Illinois colleges, the average faculty salary is $80,307 in 2025. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $102,612 at Illinois colleges.
- The average associate professor salary is $84,042 at Illinois colleges.
- The average assistant professor salary is $74,544 at Illinois colleges.
- The average instructor salary is $63,571 at Illinois colleges.
- The average lecturer salary is $64,498 at Illinois colleges.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $58,523 at Illinois colleges.
Illinois colleges Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at Illinois colleges by academic rank. You can filter the table to compare specific type of colleges of your choice.
| School Name | All Rank Average | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $70,661 | $95,816 | $76,460 | $60,005 | - | - | $64,097 |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $83,783 | - | $85,105 | $79,815 | - | - | - |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $104,650 | $129,828 | $96,340 | $82,296 | - | - | $68,880 |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $75,099 | $93,004 | $75,674 | $66,669 | $53,274 | - | - |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $82,027 | $97,511 | $84,652 | $76,382 | - | $69,575 | - |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL | $67,965 | $87,708 | $68,270 | $56,536 | $54,900 | - | $40,931 |
| Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL | $68,242 | $78,565 | $65,121 | $58,028 | $55,647 | - | - |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | $76,689 | $78,094 | - | - | - | - | $52,087 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $60,585 | $75,395 | $63,258 | $61,957 | $54,214 | - | - |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $85,079 | $109,269 | $83,811 | $76,112 | $69,598 | $61,370 | $59,937 |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg, IL | $61,772 | - | - | - | - | - | $61,772 |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $79,534 | $87,409 | $72,111 | $65,656 | - | - | - |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $118,832 | $138,833 | $108,162 | $121,057 | $57,614 | - | $40,170 |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $78,230 | $77,348 | $83,720 | $69,372 | - | - | - |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $81,196 | $99,334 | $87,244 | $72,869 | - | $58,921 | $40,788 |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $95,852 | $110,518 | $92,751 | $75,544 | - | - | - |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $179,034 | $274,986 | $158,365 | $144,952 | $80,392 | $81,490 | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL | $98,592 | $142,049 | $115,782 | $105,261 | $87,518 | - | $63,666 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL | $104,769 | $151,698 | $119,965 | $106,460 | $94,916 | - | $63,960 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL | $108,833 | $151,313 | $131,344 | $111,485 | $85,460 | - | $45,994 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL | $100,128 | $158,565 | $129,963 | $111,642 | $91,957 | - | $50,889 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL | $110,601 | $142,915 | $131,483 | $99,739 | $95,895 | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL | $118,198 | $146,540 | $125,768 | $112,803 | $91,553 | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL | $121,177 | $152,010 | $125,342 | $114,696 | $92,919 | - | $47,502 |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $83,908 | $108,084 | $86,054 | $73,335 | - | $69,610 | - |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $60,831 | $69,436 | $59,142 | $53,342 | $45,531 | - | $55,250 |
| Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL | $66,828 | $67,059 | - | - | $62,232 | - | $69,421 |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $114,546 | $148,103 | $114,295 | $103,050 | $83,024 | - | - |
| College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL | $120,570 | $144,974 | $113,313 | $90,707 | $73,001 | - | - |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | $70,099 | - | $84,125 | $63,086 | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $84,987 | $105,601 | $91,695 | $74,808 | $61,475 | - | - |
| Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL | $105,147 | $130,987 | $106,590 | $85,998 | $66,952 | - | - |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $80,770 | $95,987 | $81,634 | $75,127 | $65,000 | $62,225 | $55,000 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | $50,905 | $65,333 | $52,084 | $48,919 | - | - | $31,365 |
| Fox CollegeTinley Park, IL | $60,711 | - | - | - | $60,711 | - | - |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $101,708 | $112,907 | $95,029 | $77,931 | - | - | - |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $78,557 | $98,460 | $87,316 | $77,224 | - | $61,374 | $57,335 |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $59,869 | $85,526 | $64,111 | $55,860 | $39,000 | - | - |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | $38,495 | $42,323 | $32,694 | $39,358 | - | - | - |
| Highland Community CollegeFreeport, IL | $98,920 | - | - | - | - | - | $98,920 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $107,066 | $123,572 | $120,255 | $91,824 | $71,480 | - | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $132,874 | $181,486 | $139,154 | $114,364 | $101,333 | $78,252 | - |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $76,530 | $89,210 | $71,643 | $63,469 | $59,114 | - | - |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $131,040 | $176,431 | $123,524 | $108,510 | $81,310 | $77,543 | $59,528 |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $79,455 | $97,102 | $75,982 | $68,362 | $59,333 | - | - |
| Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL | $79,980 | $89,683 | $72,079 | $66,514 | $60,727 | - | $63,398 |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $69,039 | $81,375 | $69,213 | $61,369 | $61,280 | - | - |
| Olney Central CollegeOlney, IL | $61,064 | $87,816 | $73,914 | $67,991 | $53,181 | - | $37,818 |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $114,626 | $156,132 | $117,157 | $112,010 | $97,105 | $78,985 | $53,198 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $85,250 | $107,192 | $93,698 | $80,752 | - | $54,530 | - |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, IL | $80,834 | - | - | - | $80,834 | - | - |
| John A Logan CollegeCarterville, IL | $56,403 | $67,984 | $56,381 | $55,506 | $45,677 | - | - |
| John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL | $51,546 | $68,210 | $60,822 | $55,785 | $55,479 | - | $40,066 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL | $116,974 | $130,794 | $94,975 | $83,981 | - | - | $85,125 |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $53,795 | $55,429 | $60,453 | $46,812 | - | - | - |
| Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, IL | $72,687 | $76,860 | - | $63,462 | - | - | - |
| Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, IL | $83,821 | $102,632 | $92,025 | $71,945 | - | - | $46,411 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, IL | $72,926 | - | - | - | - | - | $72,926 |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $64,993 | $74,959 | $64,472 | $55,588 | $50,141 | - | - |
| College of Lake CountyGrayslake, IL | $114,410 | - | - | - | $114,410 | - | - |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $81,392 | $101,987 | $81,867 | $67,545 | $81,092 | $57,000 | - |
| Lake Land CollegeMattoon, IL | $57,013 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,013 |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | $64,278 | - | $69,831 | $64,490 | $61,184 | - | - |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL | $88,916 | $101,187 | $80,688 | $69,780 | $58,938 | - | - |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $94,266 | $115,898 | $94,723 | $85,718 | $71,766 | - | - |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, IL | $93,911 | $105,415 | $85,085 | $80,003 | $64,369 | - | - |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkMelrose Park, IL | $63,267 | - | - | - | $63,267 | - | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $104,279 | $159,376 | $113,419 | $102,353 | $72,057 | $82,565 | $49,801 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $65,286 | $70,411 | $61,875 | $59,019 | - | - | - |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $62,690 | $67,354 | $67,856 | $62,649 | $47,857 | - | - |
| Generations CollegeChicago, IL | $44,062 | - | $43,391 | $44,229 | - | - | - |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $72,470 | $81,704 | $67,745 | $65,092 | - | - | $70,414 |
| McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, IL | $106,490 | - | - | - | - | - | $106,490 |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $63,800 | $72,949 | $65,321 | $60,287 | $56,806 | $54,162 | $44,674 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $83,741 | $103,619 | $85,487 | $62,118 | - | - | - |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $57,146 | $67,213 | $51,842 | $67,787 | $58,205 | - | - |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $59,076 | $71,338 | $57,214 | $56,777 | $54,176 | $37,800 | - |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | $61,937 | $70,677 | $64,310 | $57,641 | - | $52,077 | - |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $82,916 | $94,510 | $78,069 | $69,024 | $68,291 | - | - |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, IL | $81,052 | $90,763 | $80,450 | $71,625 | $64,883 | - | - |
| Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, IL | $71,820 | - | - | - | - | - | $71,820 |
| Morton CollegeCicero, IL | $79,698 | - | - | - | - | - | $79,698 |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $62,073 | $71,197 | $67,125 | $59,588 | $56,136 | - | $20,250 |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $51,577 | $59,504 | $53,786 | $51,549 | $47,163 | - | $24,375 |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $82,061 | $99,239 | $81,303 | $71,519 | - | $59,641 | - |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $74,397 | $82,596 | $74,422 | $67,395 | - | - | $31,390 |
| Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL | $68,250 | $77,813 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $99,800 | $129,870 | $111,344 | $93,860 | $54,691 | - | $63,047 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $182,894 | $240,495 | $144,508 | $119,619 | - | $91,863 | - |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $83,479 | $105,973 | $91,010 | $91,398 | $56,167 | - | - |
| Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, IL | $96,034 | $103,688 | $78,243 | $71,119 | $71,477 | - | $104,485 |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $68,303 | $77,165 | $66,265 | $56,080 | $43,625 | - | - |
| Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL | $83,310 | $100,747 | $81,564 | $81,281 | $62,816 | - | - |
| Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, IL | $92,416 | $102,884 | $83,713 | $80,971 | - | - | - |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $82,946 | $95,758 | $82,025 | $74,216 | $63,382 | - | - |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $60,822 | $72,538 | $59,501 | $55,327 | $52,750 | - | - |
| Rend Lake CollegeIna, IL | $73,334 | $81,647 | $61,802 | - | $58,860 | - | - |
| Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL | $70,927 | $74,177 | $78,031 | $71,790 | $62,618 | - | - |
| Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL | $70,338 | $78,681 | $66,977 | $64,259 | $63,599 | - | - |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $59,924 | $62,712 | $66,658 | $56,956 | - | $50,325 | - |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $77,436 | $98,409 | $78,277 | $78,673 | - | $60,158 | $87,242 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $72,265 | $81,590 | $68,341 | $68,656 | $62,269 | $64,052 | - |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $123,184 | $234,200 | $156,497 | $106,511 | $67,195 | $65,473 | $49,049 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $84,771 | $122,783 | $92,017 | $76,576 | $67,783 | - | - |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $74,419 | $89,358 | $73,356 | $65,542 | $63,956 | - | - |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $62,358 | $90,012 | $69,919 | $67,454 | $20,670 | - | - |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $73,116 | $87,167 | $75,330 | $72,703 | - | $62,529 | - |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $89,588 | $111,337 | $90,898 | $84,062 | $61,229 | $90,150 | - |
| Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL | $68,955 | $75,562 | $71,609 | $60,516 | $64,230 | - | - |
| Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, IL | $75,382 | - | - | - | - | - | $75,382 |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $77,399 | $109,446 | $71,624 | $66,821 | $62,369 | - | - |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg, IL | $64,896 | - | - | - | $64,896 | - | - |
| Spertus CollegeChicago, IL | $181,500 | $181,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spoon River CollegeCanton, IL | $62,322 | - | - | - | - | - | $62,322 |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $70,973 | $100,136 | $83,560 | $72,408 | $60,384 | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $76,588 | $104,333 | $77,899 | $70,319 | $41,569 | $49,890 | - |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $81,240 | $102,274 | $87,114 | $78,742 | $53,229 | $45,400 | - |
| Taylor Business InstituteChicago, IL | $32,743 | $32,743 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | $36,172 | - | - | - | $36,172 | - | - |
| South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, IL | $77,042 | - | - | - | - | - | $77,042 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $67,973 | $75,099 | $66,469 | $62,189 | - | - | - |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $60,332 | $69,787 | $59,777 | $50,224 | - | - | $41,250 |
| Triton CollegeRiver Grove, IL | $77,674 | - | - | - | - | - | $77,674 |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $62,504 | $68,420 | $57,736 | $57,910 | - | - | - |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL | $115,171 | $132,678 | $113,760 | $103,294 | $101,125 | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $91,891 | $108,288 | $85,917 | $71,593 | $60,193 | - | - |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $94,286 | $110,350 | $92,298 | $72,203 | $54,171 | - | - |
| William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL | $102,820 | $128,287 | $104,462 | $79,242 | $63,948 | - | - |
| Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling, IL | $58,750 | - | $58,750 | - | - | - | - |
| Heartland Community CollegeNormal, IL | $75,049 | $84,434 | $66,081 | $64,728 | $59,646 | - | - |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $81,080 | $88,964 | $103,397 | $74,660 | $71,952 | - | - |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | $36,750 | - | - | - | $36,750 | - | - |
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | $39,000 | - | - | - | $39,000 | - | $39,000 |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | $60,350 | - | $69,086 | $42,877 | - | - | - |
| Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL | $60,745 | - | - | - | $60,745 | - | - |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $52,607 | $63,469 | $52,125 | $52,883 | $45,250 | - | - |
| Midwestern Career CollegeChicago, IL | $51,541 | - | - | - | $51,541 | - | - |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $82,334 | $87,015 | $70,390 | $69,619 | - | - | - |
| CAAN Academy of NursingMatteson, IL | $43,411 | $43,411 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford, IL | $50,248 | - | - | - | - | - | $50,248 |
Highest Faculty Salary in Illinois
- Northwestern University $182,894
- Spertus College $181,500
- University of Chicago $179,034
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago $173,300
- University of Illinois Chicago $132,874
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $131,040
- Rush University $123,184
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College $121,177
- College of DuPage $120,570
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove $118,832