Data received May 2025 • FT/PT status not provided.

Full-time employees

1,197

Number of departments

51

Median pay

$78,750

Average pay

$90,894

University of Illinois Administration

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Admin Info Technology Services 232 $95,631 $97,629 16.0 $275,553
Office Medicaid Innovation 68 $78,736 $86,145 3.0 $233,890
Univ Acct & Fin Report 56 $68,090 $72,776 10.0 $153,260
University Payroll & Benefits 54 $62,406 $67,347 11.5 $165,975
University Bursar 52 $54,572 $61,074 7.5 $135,391
University Payables 52 $54,107 $61,982 7.0 $162,089
DPI Applied Rsrch and Dev 46 $83,787 $93,598 2.0 $392,486
University Counsel 44 $120,291 $131,243 6.0 $415,952
University Press 40 $57,182 $60,413 11.0 $153,549
System Human Resource Services 37 $76,589 $92,192 11.0 $312,930
Strategic Initiatives 33 $63,849 $78,298 1.0 $316,210
DPI Pritzker Tech Talent Labs 30 $77,301 $91,686 2.0 $301,850
CARLI 28 $81,747 $83,878 12.0 $197,855
System Office Shared Services 28 $69,321 $71,416 6.5 $158,057
Vice Pres External Rel & Comm 25 $83,650 $105,171 6.0 $358,424
Cap Prgm, Real Est, & Util Services 23 $109,153 $101,931 5.0 $208,872
OTM Urbana-Champaign 23 $69,047 $84,634 7.0 $235,539
Discovery Partners Institute 22 $77,451 $72,330 3.0 $171,048
Office of University Audits 22 $98,734 $105,654 8.0 $230,028
OTM Chicago 22 $79,291 $94,490 2.5 $286,406
ICard & Merchant Card Services 21 $74,585 $75,248 6.0 $157,360
Risk Management 18 $62,331 $69,396 11.0 $123,798
Univ Office Planning & Budgeting 17 $94,479 $104,864 19.0 $233,031
Vice Pres Econ Dev and Innov 17 $81,448 $129,161 3.0 $519,192
President's Office 16 $78,986 $199,056 9.0 $1,322,882
Exec VP & VP Academic Affairs 12 $97,275 $150,288 8.0 $528,150
IL Wrkfr and Educ Rsrch Collab 11 $90,615 $89,850 4.0 $171,767
U of I Foundation 11 $55,695 $119,072 19.0 $439,246
Instit of Govt & Pub Affs 10 $69,719 $78,687 15.5 $163,215
SHIELD IL Deployment Unit 10 $43,843 $53,398 3.0 $142,731
Treasury Operations 10 $76,832 $89,557 8.5 $174,492
Academic Programs and Services 9 $71,474 $67,119 18.0 $109,134
System Government Costing 9 $73,867 $89,118 6.0 $174,328
Secr Ofc/Board of Trustees 8 $82,970 $100,208 17.0 $196,516
AVP Controller 7 $85,170 $110,985 7.0 $239,159
Sys Purchasing & Sup Srvc 7 $85,040 $90,163 11.0 $150,750
Univ Ethics & Compliance Office 7 $77,398 $93,834 10.0 $178,514
AVP Budget and Business Ops 6 $67,213 $68,519 7.0 $104,216
DPI New Business Ventures 6 $126,790 $143,258 2.0 $263,554
Illinois Ventures 6 $164,694 $167,842 6.5 $313,143
Procurement Diversity 6 $80,677 $86,459 6.5 $146,646
AVP Procurement Services 5 $91,707 $103,996 8.0 $194,645
Banking & Investment Services 5 $76,214 $99,394 7.0 $190,333
Business Services 5 $88,927 $105,537 10.0 $192,058
DPI Innovation Hub 4 $64,465 $124,749 2.0 $319,793
State University Procurement 4 $74,391 $84,267 2.0 $156,652
VP Chief Financial Officer 4 $149,204 $204,007 23.0 $468,842
Digital Risk Office 3 $151,000 $141,776 14.0 $222,133
University Tax 3 $118,551 $128,124 16.0 $179,801
Agricultural Property Services 2 $88,286 $88,286 13.5 $103,745
DPI PTTL Community Education 1 $113,877 $113,877 4.0 $113,877

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