Data received May 2024

Full-time employees

18,910

Number of departments

291

Median pay

$51,334

Average pay

$68,805

University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Facilities and Services 1,079 $72,093 $75,635 10.0 $243,200
Cooperative Extension 711 $45,587 $52,342 6.0 $158,279
Computer Science 637 $33,924 $64,917 3.0 $411,251
Housing Division 627 $49,180 $56,621 8.0 $248,822
Electrical & Computer Eng 411 $34,426 $76,045 4.0 $480,834
Physics 380 $32,205 $61,571 4.0 $287,468
Mechanical Sci & Engineering 366 $33,819 $60,456 3.5 $400,133
Intercollegiate Athletics 342 $65,862 $147,994 2.0 $6,717,420
Civil & Environmental Eng 339 $31,834 $65,727 3.0 $438,629
School of Social Work 329 $64,875 $66,032 4.0 $306,232
Chemistry 326 $33,609 $52,352 3.0 $366,409
Supercomputing Applications 317 $84,629 $84,677 6.0 $309,780
Fellowships 302 $32,665 $32,763 3.0 $60,711
Institute for Genomic Biology 277 $42,204 $48,452 3.0 $167,579
Information Sciences 274 $37,384 $63,786 4.0 $444,840
Coordinated Science Lab 257 $33,558 $40,082 3.0 $186,935
IL Natural History Survey 250 $51,075 $54,039 4.0 $181,071
Technology Services 250 $76,968 $77,775 9.0 $144,290
Mathematics 248 $36,449 $63,629 4.0 $287,023
Library 225 $54,266 $60,177 8.0 $206,703
Beckman Institute 216 $43,189 $50,703 4.0 $158,840
Veterinary Teaching Hospital 209 $46,531 $52,326 3.0 $233,657
Materials Science & Engineerng 192 $34,950 $59,919 3.0 $395,279
Psychology 191 $39,128 $71,065 4.0 $334,450
Engineering Administration 183 $60,738 $73,722 4.0 $498,261
Crop Sciences 175 $39,767 $60,360 4.0 $223,496
Animal Sciences 168 $49,017 $64,001 4.5 $251,469
English 160 $51,832 $64,393 6.0 $216,393
Kinesiology & Community Health 158 $44,092 $64,802 2.0 $339,492
Business Administration 156 $135,309 $153,884 4.0 $535,881
Chemical & Biomolecular Engr 156 $34,374 $59,305 2.0 $348,873
McKinley Health Center 156 $56,748 $70,941 6.0 $257,538
Aerospace Engineering 146 $35,250 $63,778 3.0 $321,712
Materials Research Lab 146 $34,235 $47,250 4.0 $150,492
Agr & Consumer Economics 137 $53,850 $82,367 4.0 $377,692
Inst for Sustain, Enrgy, & Env 134 $49,268 $48,764 2.0 $139,338
Illinois Human Resources 132 $43,938 $52,106 2.0 $284,240
IL State Geological Survey 128 $70,845 $75,695 9.5 $202,478
Division of Public Safety 124 $88,789 $94,537 5.5 $182,974
Human Dvlpmt & Family Studies 124 $46,051 $58,249 4.0 $235,026
Bioengineering 118 $35,976 $72,286 3.5 $397,324
Vet Clinical Medicine 118 $46,892 $80,122 3.0 $234,896
LAS Administration 117 $53,850 $63,977 4.0 $397,143
Economics 116 $37,684 $80,531 4.0 $328,157
Law 113 $89,961 $127,142 12.0 $398,296
Nuclear, Plasma, & Rad Engr 113 $33,269 $57,432 3.0 $310,145
Music 112 $76,304 $76,238 8.5 $182,104
Illini Union 111 $46,279 $49,734 6.0 $153,729
Fire Service Institute 110 $41,518 $51,585 9.5 $190,608
Natural Res & Env Sci 110 $32,645 $53,686 3.0 $208,652
Agricultural & Biological Engr 109 $37,575 $62,826 2.0 $307,418
Food Science & Human Nutrition 106 $35,196 $63,767 4.0 $282,385
Industrial & Enterprise Sys Eng 106 $33,203 $67,374 3.0 $314,326
Accountancy 104 $160,244 $190,763 6.0 $584,781
Statistics 101 $31,577 $69,697 4.0 $240,921
Art & Design 92 $65,215 $67,616 6.0 $197,357
School of Molecular & Cell Bio 88 $36,732 $47,324 5.0 $112,453
Special Education 88 $61,081 $64,677 4.0 $209,336
IL State Water Survey 86 $60,315 $66,313 6.5 $148,081
Carle IL COM Administration 85 $71,400 $98,639 5.0 $740,875
Comparative Biosciences 83 $31,942 $62,251 3.0 $238,768
Education Administration 81 $57,572 $65,418 5.0 $362,125
Finance 81 $118,797 $164,066 4.0 $668,469
Center Innov in Teach Learn 80 $64,896 $67,549 7.0 $161,120
Communication 78 $38,620 $63,081 4.0 $231,622
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp 78 $66,247 $74,464 3.0 $238,120
Agr, Consumer & Env Sci Admn 75 $71,066 $80,073 7.0 $350,444
IL State Archaeological Survey 74 $50,708 $54,255 6.5 $176,840
History 73 $32,927 $70,445 6.0 $366,451
Krannert Center 73 $51,759 $56,521 5.0 $322,933
Biochemistry 72 $33,060 $58,209 3.0 $263,110
Linguistics 72 $46,358 $58,760 4.0 $198,500
Sponsored Programs Admin 72 $80,248 $87,861 8.0 $297,364
Microbiology 70 $40,813 $70,274 4.0 $273,086
Pathobiology 70 $33,534 $67,901 3.0 $245,295
Veterinary Diagnostic Lab 70 $61,296 $76,261 4.0 $176,614
Climate Meteorology & Atm Sci 69 $32,246 $73,932 3.0 $310,189
Anthropology 68 $44,484 $61,938 6.0 $167,743
Engineering IT Shared Services 67 $77,265 $78,129 8.0 $151,027
Library Admin 64 $70,938 $74,294 8.5 $186,667
Political Science 64 $41,082 $74,368 5.0 $251,324
IL Sustainable Technology Center 63 $68,924 $74,053 2.0 $252,183
School of Chemical Sciences 63 $64,454 $68,337 10.0 $121,260
Undergraduate Admissions 63 $48,081 $52,426 4.0 $115,870
School of Integrative Biology 62 $33,280 $43,847 4.0 $121,776
Vet Medicine Administration 61 $65,450 $75,680 6.0 $371,947
Architecture 60 $78,705 $77,232 6.0 $204,313
Office VC Inst Advancement 60 $94,415 $114,591 5.0 $399,061
School of Labor & Empl. Rel. 60 $96,121 $117,080 6.0 $374,272
Curriculum and Instruction 59 $53,437 $67,322 4.0 $202,053
Teaching and Learning 58 $55,979 $60,646 1.0 $214,028
Cell & Developmental Biology 57 $32,980 $67,340 4.0 $312,295
Molecular & Integrative Physl 57 $43,583 $64,580 2.0 $319,167
Counseling Center 56 $76,369 $66,673 3.0 $173,405
Division of Campus Recreation 56 $51,338 $56,300 7.0 $148,028
Micro and Nanotechnology Lab 56 $34,260 $43,826 3.0 $151,800
Recreation, Sport and Tourism 55 $32,829 $56,565 3.0 $259,256
Spanish and Portuguese 55 $31,217 $57,934 4.0 $227,540
Animal Care Program 54 $49,750 $62,450 13.0 $203,694
Educational Psychology 53 $42,208 $66,922 4.0 $193,986
Prairie Research Institute 53 $69,876 $73,828 15.0 $189,204
Applied Health Sciences Admin 50 $66,287 $82,070 6.5 $368,137
Student Affairs Technology 50 $73,971 $78,660 9.0 $172,381
Business Online Programs 49 $47,127 $47,628 3.0 $115,615
Office of the Chief Info Officer 48 $77,027 $94,811 14.0 $355,250
Speech & Hearing Science 48 $53,791 $63,816 3.0 $222,013
Fine & Applied Arts Admin 47 $63,793 $75,785 6.0 $243,364
Geography & GIS 47 $34,563 $55,684 3.0 $273,979
Disability Res & Educ Services 46 $55,783 $57,140 5.0 $89,140
University Laboratory HS 45 $62,891 $65,302 6.0 $143,298
Astronomy 43 $33,691 $59,078 3.0 $151,738
Provost/VCAA Admin 43 $85,073 $121,478 13.0 $436,450
Appl Tech Learning Arts & Sciences 41 $67,832 $68,619 8.0 $123,690
Earth Sci & Environmental Chng 41 $40,318 $67,054 5.0 $244,949
Philosophy 41 $23,664 $42,399 4.0 $111,505
Sociology 41 $32,555 $59,789 4.0 $206,570
Landscape Architecture 40 $64,033 $66,728 4.0 $232,388
Theatre 39 $66,986 $66,724 6.0 $151,931
Student Financial Aid-Admin 38 $54,176 $57,894 5.0 $157,545
Engr Shared Admin Services 37 $53,269 $62,590 6.0 $143,807
Graduate Admin 37 $61,072 $76,308 8.0 $366,154
Applied Research Institute 36 $80,443 $80,985 3.0 $225,262
Plant Biology 36 $51,779 $90,229 5.0 $438,258
Biotechnology Center 35 $68,673 $85,693 14.0 $191,519
Inclusion & Intercultural Rels 34 $55,465 $63,279 2.0 $152,835
Advertising 33 $97,530 $93,921 7.0 $293,784
OVCRI Admin 33 $90,692 $111,283 11.0 $437,427
State Farm Center 33 $59,125 $63,565 9.0 $127,887
Center Advising & Acad Services 32 $51,538 $51,840 2.0 $117,425
Humanities Research Institute 31 $37,464 $44,606 2.0 $125,371
French and Italian 29 $30,135 $56,467 6.0 $135,735
Gies Undergraduate Affairs 29 $61,600 $66,491 5.0 $144,669
Information Trust Institute 29 $47,571 $66,269 4.0 $185,072
Interdis Health Sci Institute 29 $70,862 $64,775 5.0 $134,567
E. Asian Languages & Cultures 28 $48,772 $55,632 3.5 $174,412
Gies Advancement 28 $66,067 $78,473 5.0 $167,808
College of Media Admin 27 $60,683 $79,919 8.0 $291,628
Illinois International 27 $52,883 $72,186 4.0 $292,170
Library Research & Publication 27 $63,627 $58,968 4.0 $120,652
Sch Lit, Cultures, Ling Adm 27 $43,460 $44,988 2.0 $98,706
UIUC Purchasing CMO 27 $64,942 $70,988 5.0 $181,459
Urban & Regional Planning 27 $62,883 $67,739 5.0 $156,708
Division of Research Safety 26 $73,087 $74,115 7.5 $141,867
Gies College of Business 26 $60,816 $93,897 6.0 $669,093
IT Partners Gies Business 26 $84,394 $85,798 5.0 $151,580
Student Success and Engagement 26 $56,451 $66,526 5.0 $205,751
Dance 25 $68,473 $68,911 2.0 $151,611
Gies Mktg & Communications 25 $61,258 $65,927 4.0 $94,103
Classics 24 $41,572 $69,734 4.0 $187,870
StratCommunications-Marketing 24 $72,724 $88,547 5.5 $296,613
Allerton Park & Retreat Center 23 $51,023 $49,985 2.0 $116,483
Big Ten Academic Alliance 23 $68,232 $87,172 15.0 $253,259
Entomology 23 $50,422 $101,301 5.0 $644,327
Evolution Ecology Behavior 23 $86,254 $95,530 3.0 $277,794
Intl Student and Scholar Services 23 $49,666 $55,476 3.0 $113,349
Minority Student Affairs 23 $57,910 $55,178 4.0 $114,500
Office of the Registrar 23 $48,343 $59,517 8.0 $148,214
The Career Center 23 $53,211 $50,208 1.0 $123,999
Cancer Center at Illinois 22 $63,034 $73,728 4.0 $204,445
Informatics 22 $34,110 $43,417 3.0 $102,187
Office for Access and Equity 22 $68,149 $72,571 5.0 $191,971
Office of Corporate Relations 22 $49,232 $71,216 5.0 $262,232
Siebel Center for Design 22 $47,507 $58,886 1.0 $327,347
Gender and Women's Studies 21 $75,490 $76,632 6.0 $161,744
Medical District Vet Clinic 21 $62,319 $76,168 3.0 $170,136
Library Collections/Support 20 $57,916 $58,529 6.5 $132,768
Media and Cinema Studies 20 $82,770 $79,951 6.0 $205,751
Office of the Chancellor 20 $76,316 $137,911 15.0 $862,317
Willard Airport Commercial Op 20 $59,291 $63,988 5.5 $156,616
TS IT Service Delivery 19 $55,798 $63,686 4.0 $155,094
Office of the Dean of Students 18 $75,269 $76,874 5.5 $173,021
Enrollment Management Shared Services 17 $70,667 $81,220 11.0 $244,622
Krannert Art Museum 17 $60,511 $65,008 6.0 $163,700
Latina/Latino Studies 17 $76,979 $83,882 2.0 $253,314
Spurlock Museum 17 $54,070 $61,585 15.0 $161,845
Student & Corporate Connection 17 $58,741 $67,635 5.0 $173,347
Ag Ldrshp Educ Comm Program 16 $68,483 $68,740 3.0 $130,622
Biomed & Translational Sci 16 $115,434 $113,477 4.5 $201,337
Inst of Communications Rsch 16 $22,472 $23,051 2.5 $26,436
IPM Content Production 16 $49,619 $51,434 2.0 $92,774
Journalism 16 $90,345 $94,552 8.5 $174,463
Police Training Institute 16 $33,519 $50,161 8.0 $144,548
Gies Business Grad Programs 15 $70,605 $72,118 6.0 $125,030
Parking Department 15 $51,535 $53,166 5.0 $85,916
Slavic Languages & Literature 15 $56,091 $70,177 8.0 $215,863
Technology Entrepreneur Center 15 $71,368 $78,068 3.0 $233,300
VC Student Affairs 15 $97,344 $110,990 10.0 $322,361
Vice Chancellor for Diversity 15 $67,077 $102,873 4.0 $355,883
African American Studies 14 $91,133 $113,219 7.0 $221,370
EnterpriseWorks 14 $64,924 $78,864 4.5 $244,720
Sch Earth, Soc, Environ Admin 14 $67,931 $71,159 13.5 $123,777
Comparative & World Literature 13 $27,180 $69,784 5.0 $157,141
Swanlund IT 13 $54,558 $65,260 4.0 $150,218
Biophysics & Quant Biology 12 $30,369 $32,974 5.0 $69,198
Germanic Languages & Lit 12 $63,873 $65,942 9.5 $133,982
Lemann Center 12 $26,124 $30,306 1.0 $52,503
Nutritional Sciences 12 $29,486 $35,806 2.0 $102,229
Asian American Studies 11 $41,611 $59,426 5.0 $142,244
Aux. Health/WB Marketing 11 $59,140 $63,417 7.0 $86,977
Intensive English Institute 11 $55,755 $50,422 5.0 $80,177
Law Library 11 $62,909 $68,159 6.0 $114,538
Religion 11 $89,240 $81,198 4.0 $180,789
Vet Med College-Wide Programs 11 $61,191 $60,117 5.0 $104,224
ACES Technology Services 10 $47,117 $58,310 0.5 $110,584
IPM Delivery 10 $58,135 $59,153 7.5 $91,843
Russian,E European, Eurasn Center 10 $34,346 $38,032 2.0 $77,752
Global Studies Prog & Courses 9 $54,517 $56,401 4.0 $91,784
Illinois Global Institute 9 $46,000 $49,694 3.0 $98,778
Strategic Marketing Branding 9 $72,438 $101,305 2.0 $207,735
American Indian Studies Prgrm 8 $74,423 $88,029 2.5 $182,507
Cline Center for Adv Social Rsrch 8 $54,897 $52,415 3.0 $72,853
Council Teacher Ed Admin 8 $86,506 $86,916 7.5 $135,330
IPM Administration 8 $39,212 $48,789 1.5 $84,160
Office of Public Engagement 8 $69,122 $112,449 8.0 $301,739
Chez Veterans Center 7 $74,884 $74,855 5.0 $111,467
Div of Management Information 7 $88,870 $99,028 11.0 $155,161
Faculty/Staff Assistance Services 7 $72,826 $63,328 5.0 $116,437
Illinois Leadership Center 7 $58,714 $60,426 5.0 $111,471
Protection of Research Subject 7 $56,747 $69,634 4.0 $141,867
Special Events 7 $47,572 $64,072 10.0 $126,501
Student Conflict Resolution 7 $58,968 $61,024 1.0 $101,235
VC Admin and Operations 7 $48,215 $105,459 21.0 $343,289
Campus Research IT 6 $111,901 $109,038 10.5 $131,495
Centers & Strategic Initiatives 6 $24,870 $27,124 1.5 $36,453
European Union Center 6 $31,964 $37,759 1.5 $71,308
Illinois Business Consulting 6 $56,781 $68,029 3.5 $128,033
Latin American & Carib Studies 6 $51,372 $52,208 4.5 $85,499
News Bureau 6 $66,148 $64,130 14.5 $69,411
Office of Proposal Development 6 $87,816 $82,370 12.5 $110,031
SmartHealthyCommunity(Rokwire) 6 $57,700 $60,052 2.5 $93,200
Campus Mail 5 $75,244 $74,689 27.0 $75,244
Center for African Studies 5 $36,185 $43,689 4.0 $80,218
Center for Global Studies 5 $38,959 $46,705 3.0 $85,232
Center for Writing Studies 5 $34,658 $45,047 7.0 $91,795
Energy Services Administration 5 $121,600 $116,962 19.0 $151,949
Gies Academic Programs 5 $76,250 $83,268 2.0 $132,856
Global Education & Training 5 $76,758 $74,420 10.0 $113,076
Illinois Abroad 5 $73,948 $77,838 10.0 $117,259
Office of Strategic Project Management 5 $86,856 $95,287 1.0 $141,867
Principal's Scholars Pgm 5 $76,000 $76,773 16.0 $111,467
Bureau Educational Research 4 $76,710 $76,789 9.5 $89,913
Campus Honors Program 4 $62,748 $62,775 19.0 $84,431
Center for Advanced Study 4 $42,424 $53,905 6.5 $105,469
Disruption and Innovation 4 $25,607 $48,024 0.5 $119,612
Inst Animal Care & Use Cmte 4 $76,599 $70,490 16.5 $77,763
IPM Content Information 4 $45,641 $45,095 3.0 $64,417
IPM Development 4 $63,963 $65,166 5.5 $82,855
Academy Entrepreneurial Ldrshp 3 $40,909 $49,207 Not provided $84,142
Center Health, Aging, Disability 3 $79,945 $140,328 18.0 $274,227
Neuroscience Program 3 $56,982 $56,498 2.0 $84,691
Office of Undergrad Research 3 $76,605 $71,630 5.0 $82,552
Osher Lifelong Learning Inst 3 $68,626 $73,709 4.0 $107,307
Prg in Jewish Culture & Society 3 $44,228 $48,414 4.0 $74,406
Title IX Office 3 $78,859 $89,079 6.0 $127,761
ADM Institute for PHL 2 $41,442 $41,442 8.0 $54,596
Agricultural Buildings, O & M 2 $70,834 $70,834 16.5 $86,962
Arboretum 2 $89,224 $89,224 16.5 $117,595
Center S. Asian & MidEast Studies 2 $57,709 $57,709 10.0 $69,265
Clinical Sciences 2 $67,438 $67,438 4.5 $110,624
Conference Services 2 $44,087 $44,087 Not provided $52,175
E Asian & Pacific Studies Cntr 2 $47,644 $47,644 5.5 $67,181
Engineering General Expen 2 $69,406 $69,406 16.5 $103,867
Facility Scheduling Logistics 2 $78,640 $78,640 2.0 $83,906
Graduate College DEI Programs 2 $22,665 $22,665 2.5 $23,590
Illini Center 2 $78,337 $78,337 16.5 $99,748
Japan House 2 $92,482 $92,482 11.0 $132,611
Mortenson Cntr Int'l Lib Prgms 2 $131,883 $131,883 4.0 $195,012
Safety and Compliance 2 $74,929 $74,929 5.0 $77,346
Student Health Insurance 2 $44,706 $44,706 3.0 $48,234
Testing Center 2 $47,183 $47,183 4.0 $55,846
The ACDIS Program 2 $31,811 $31,811 2.0 $34,830
Translation & Interpreting St 2 $87,770 $87,770 9.5 $90,225
Utilities - UIUC 2 $117,579 $117,579 2.0 $119,731
Web Services 2 $140,210 $140,210 20.5 $144,208
Women & Gender in Global Persp 2 $46,682 $46,682 13.5 $67,358
Air Force Aerospace Studies 1 $42,836 $42,836 14.0 $42,836
Armed Forces Coordinator 1 $47,686 $47,686 15.0 $47,686
Capital Programs 1 $68,180 $68,180 4.0 $68,180
Computational Science & Engr 1 $73,631 $73,631 6.0 $73,631
Diversity Committee & Advocacy 1 $77,886 $77,886 10.0 $77,886
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion 1 $55,677 $55,677 1.0 $55,677
F&S Engineering Services 1 $49,667 $49,667 Not provided $49,667
Gies Business General 1 $86,955 $86,955 26.0 $86,955
I-STEM Education Initiative 1 $89,458 $89,458 11.0 $89,458
Illinois Scholars Program 1 $56,615 $56,615 Not provided $56,615
IPM Content Programming 1 $47,547 $47,547 34.0 $47,547
Medicine at UC Admin 1 $101,512 $101,512 17.0 $101,512
Military Science 1 $39,654 $39,654 2.0 $39,654
Naval Science 1 $36,869 $36,869 4.0 $36,869
Office of Threat Assessment 1 $93,733 $93,733 Not provided $93,733
Unit for Criticism 1 $27,864 $27,864 5.0 $27,864

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