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Data received July 2022

Full-time employees

13,210

Number of departments

44

Median pay

$73,345

Average pay

$94,534

University of Illinois-Chicago

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Healthcare Systems, UIC - MC 3,681 $81,366 $87,432 8.0 $700,062
Coll Medicine at Chicago - CS 1,590 $85,070 $142,916 7.0 $2,026,808
Vice Chanc Administrative Services 1,089 $62,416 $73,282 9.0 $247,092
Liberal Arts & Sciences 826 $83,109 $95,245 10.0 $422,241
Pharmacy 469 $107,713 $106,070 9.0 $388,287
College of Medicine at Peoria 451 $60,462 $118,053 7.0 $862,300
Dentistry 353 $60,000 $92,246 7.0 $741,746
Coll Medicine at Chicago - BS 345 $65,000 $89,945 7.0 $557,951
Engineering 343 $108,700 $120,784 8.0 $436,603
Div of Specializ Care for Chil 334 $57,529 $55,661 5.0 $208,799
School of Public Health 268 $74,032 $88,720 11.0 $409,511
Nursing 255 $73,372 $82,568 7.0 $342,982
Applied Health Sciences 229 $80,698 $93,384 9.0 $307,771
Campus Auxiliary Services 228 $47,782 $54,197 9.0 $181,560
Vice Chancellor for Research 226 $69,558 $76,297 9.0 $390,450
Business Administration 213 $118,936 $148,520 8.0 $414,648
Healthcare System, UIC-MSHC 201 $66,300 $84,149 5.0 $240,417
College of Medicine Rockford 195 $51,443 $69,065 8.0 $412,788
John Marshall Law School 176 $72,542 $97,587 3.0 $375,000
Architecture, Design, & the Arts 165 $76,797 $79,610 10.0 $250,000
Coll of Med Office of the Dean 165 $72,500 $90,349 8.0 $685,942
Education 142 $70,754 $80,732 8.0 $207,041
Library 126 $58,250 $62,965 10.0 $139,029
Provost & VC Acad Affairs 123 $62,424 $80,333 7.0 $405,080
VP Academic & Enrollment Services 115 $52,591 $60,765 9.0 $217,474
Academic Computing & Comm Center 108 $77,568 $82,719 8.0 $222,102
Budget & Financial Admin 103 $69,462 $80,358 10.0 $246,400
Vice Chanc for Student Affairs 95 $63,623 $68,211 7.0 $240,700
Urban Planning & Public Affairs 86 $88,850 $93,285 9.5 $280,078
Intercollegiate Athletics 79 $55,031 $70,195 4.0 $422,500
UI Cancer Center 79 $69,601 $78,773 4.0 $228,980
VP for Global Engagement 57 $59,896 $67,299 5.0 $202,805
Office of VC for Advancement 54 $98,450 $109,379 5.0 $257,292
Social Work 46 $84,045 $93,772 7.0 $289,918
Community Health 36 $50,105 $57,574 7.0 $116,098
VC for Health Affairs 35 $84,327 $135,176 5.0 $685,277
Chancellor 24 $65,759 $94,811 3.0 $570,000
Public & Government Affairs 23 $80,958 $93,150 9.0 $208,994
Graduate College 18 $64,801 $76,354 13.0 $293,698
Vice Chancellor for Innovation 17 $81,346 $109,979 7.0 $242,250
Honors College 15 $52,500 $71,142 5.0 $189,488
Utilities Administration-UIC 13 $86,033 $87,100 9.0 $147,862
UIC Extended Campus 10 $68,086 $79,296 5.5 $177,793
Student Affairs Ancillary Services 4 $83,425 $81,136 15.5 $105,674

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.