Data received March 2023 • Department and position not provided for a few employees.

Full-time employees

13,482

Number of departments

52

Median pay

$78,333

Average pay

$99,802

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 4,010 $87,872 $93,823 6.0 $661,851
Coll Medicine at Chicago - CS 1,619 $89,582 $148,862 7.0 $2,037,435
Vice Chanc Administrative Services 957 $73,270 $82,468 9.0 $272,569
Liberal Arts & Sciences 864 $84,507 $96,347 9.0 $435,833
Pharmacy 476 $125,447 $117,781 9.0 $409,202
College of Medicine at Peoria 443 $67,530 $129,334 7.0 $795,278
Dentistry 358 $60,987 $91,942 7.0 $749,802
Div of Specializ Care for Chil 350 $56,886 $56,560 4.0 $215,460
Engineering 339 $116,413 $125,357 8.0 $466,267
Coll Medicine at Chicago - BS 318 $69,123 $98,575 7.0 $583,773
Nursing 276 $73,619 $80,623 7.0 $354,667
School of Public Health 267 $74,825 $91,216 9.0 $412,356
Applied Health Sciences 250 $76,939 $91,268 8.0 $306,225
Healthcare System, UIC-MSHC 230 $63,595 $84,528 4.0 $299,746
Business Administration 220 $104,019 $148,138 8.0 $477,169
Vice Chancellor for Research 219 $73,413 $80,566 9.0 $428,622
College of Medicine Rockford 195 $51,530 $68,416 6.0 $432,696
Campus Auxiliary Services 190 $52,780 $59,163 9.0 $187,352
Coll of Med Office of the Dean 169 $77,222 $96,252 8.0 $804,872
Architecture, Design, & the Arts 164 $78,130 $80,753 10.0 $263,467
UIC School of Law 156 $72,263 $99,632 4.0 $269,868
Education 137 $79,601 $88,365 8.0 $278,667
Library 106 $63,712 $68,046 10.0 $263,467
VC Budget Human Resources & Financial Admin 105 $72,361 $83,948 9.0 $298,307
Technology Solutions 103 $82,881 $87,466 8.0 $248,064
VP Academic & Enrollment Services 101 $56,954 $67,092 9.0 $320,366
UI Cancer Center 88 $70,119 $78,892 4.0 $338,325
Urban Planning & Public Affairs 87 $92,358 $99,102 10.0 $248,890
Vice Chanc for Student Affairs 84 $66,310 $69,969 5.0 $170,040
Intercollegiate Athletics 69 $57,345 $76,677 2.0 $431,517
VP Undrgrd Affrs & Acdmc Prgms 58 $65,315 $70,413 8.0 $221,451
VP for Global Engagement 56 $63,698 $67,839 6.0 $209,274
Social Work 50 $73,642 $90,587 7.0 $314,348
VC for Health Affairs 48 $95,713 $134,501 6.0 $829,856
Office of VC for Advancement 40 $88,191 $111,313 4.5 $412,760
Vice Chanc Diversity Equ Eng 39 $60,921 $80,800 7.0 $229,997
Community Health 36 $59,464 $63,188 8.0 $123,219
Vice Provost Faculty Affairs 27 $72,409 $83,720 6.0 $181,129
Office for Access and Equity 22 $69,632 $77,522 3.0 $208,746
Vice Chancellor for Innovation 22 $78,402 $103,544 6.5 $267,884
Honors College 18 $55,681 $71,182 4.5 $204,899
Graduate College 17 $66,623 $80,822 11.0 $320,559
Student Affairs Ancillary Services 17 $57,651 $64,639 17.0 $115,498
Not provided 15 $57,736 $70,236 Not provided $150,582
Strategic Mktg & Comm 14 $82,423 $98,768 12.5 $239,751
UIC Extended Campus 12 $67,945 $85,911 4.0 $206,720
Chancellor 11 $92,580 $99,278 16.0 $160,167
Provost & VC Acad Affairs 9 $67,597 $130,481 6.0 $522,391
Innovation Center 8 $85,762 $113,718 11.0 $312,727
Utilities Administration-UIC 8 $105,051 $98,694 9.5 $166,925
Social Justice Initiative 4 $69,228 $151,277 5.0 $405,605
Armed Forces 1 $51,481 $51,481 2.0 $51,481

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