Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided. Hire dates are most recent hire date.

Full-time employees

20,468

Number of departments

295

Median pay

$55,745

Average pay

$73,529

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 1,148 $75,670 $79,756 8.0 $275,917
Cooperative Extension 805 $52,180 $57,917 6.0 $179,782
Siebel School Comp & Data Sci 712 $37,292 $69,463 4.0 $467,699
Housing Division 661 $53,199 $59,978 8.0 $214,641
Electrical & Computer Eng 435 $36,968 $81,983 5.0 $502,079
Mechanical Sci & Engineering 410 $35,894 $61,611 4.0 $417,728
Physics 409 $32,894 $61,481 5.0 $329,966
Chemistry 365 $36,405 $54,643 3.0 $380,536
Intercollegiate Athletics 355 $69,034 $166,002 4.0 $7,780,348
School of Social Work 352 $66,196 $67,281 5.0 $277,329
Civil & Environmental Eng 340 $34,451 $70,093 5.0 $470,425
Fellowships 329 $33,677 $34,420 3.0 $73,452
Supercomputing Applications 308 $91,936 $95,100 8.0 $346,385
Information Sciences 302 $38,831 $69,690 5.0 $496,503
Institute for Genomic Biology 292 $49,179 $52,864 4.0 $176,564
IL Natural History Survey 281 $54,816 $55,425 5.0 $138,927
Technology Services 255 $84,352 $86,779 8.0 $199,853
Beckman Institute 252 $47,218 $53,305 4.0 $166,835
Veterinary Teaching Hospital 248 $53,395 $62,520 4.0 $371,528
Mathematics 245 $42,044 $73,362 5.0 $273,155
Library 229 $58,515 $62,608 9.0 $175,533
Coordinated Science Lab 224 $36,048 $45,014 4.5 $206,625
Crop Sciences 223 $51,088 $63,580 4.0 $262,448
Psychology 212 $35,496 $73,160 5.0 $434,733
Materials Research Lab 208 $36,968 $50,199 5.0 $234,752
Materials Science & Engineerng 203 $37,353 $63,328 4.0 $462,194
Engineering Administration 198 $70,238 $82,240 5.5 $609,790
Health and Kinesiology 198 $45,158 $67,966 3.0 $395,335
Animal Sciences 178 $48,244 $65,999 5.0 $307,680
Chemical & Biomolecular Engr 174 $35,761 $61,448 3.0 $369,912
Aerospace Engineering 173 $37,632 $67,847 4.0 $353,201
McKinley Health Center 161 $60,006 $76,871 5.0 $279,849
IL State Geological Survey 159 $70,397 $76,133 7.0 $187,986
Business Administration 153 $168,563 $177,096 6.0 $531,265
English 152 $63,211 $73,947 7.0 $207,832
Illinois Human Resources 148 $60,005 $65,976 4.0 $298,839
LAS Administration 146 $56,680 $66,650 6.0 $423,724
Agr & Consumer Economics 141 $54,915 $84,626 5.0 $397,387
Bioengineering 140 $39,030 $76,608 4.0 $476,683
Division of Public Safety 137 $97,165 $100,193 6.0 $225,148
Illini Union 136 $51,022 $54,400 4.0 $195,905
Vet Clinical Medicine 131 $50,108 $87,703 4.0 $269,806
Human Dvlpmt & Family Studies 124 $52,106 $65,183 4.0 $267,603
Natural Res & Env Sci 124 $32,659 $55,731 4.0 $235,749
Inst for Sustain, Enrgy, & Env 123 $57,484 $58,184 3.0 $147,069
Agricultural & Biological Engr 121 $42,683 $65,083 4.0 $322,777
Economics 119 $44,662 $94,853 5.0 $389,956
School of Molecular & Cell Bio 119 $34,418 $46,189 5.0 $121,926
Fire Service Institute 118 $45,572 $55,459 10.0 $200,202
Law 117 $84,823 $130,636 13.0 $467,646
Industrial & Enterprise Sys Eng 113 $35,555 $74,940 5.0 $354,759
Nuclear, Plasma, & Rad Engr 110 $34,761 $62,068 4.0 $337,698
Accountancy 109 $165,034 $200,368 8.0 $714,549
Music 107 $81,297 $82,563 9.0 $204,167
Statistics 106 $33,181 $76,143 5.0 $306,481
Office VC Inst Advancement 104 $102,168 $118,711 8.0 $653,409
Food Science & Human Nutrition 102 $53,294 $75,785 4.0 $264,045
Carle IL COM Administration 100 $69,712 $97,985 6.0 $786,955
IL State Water Survey 98 $67,042 $68,928 7.0 $147,380
Biochemistry 91 $35,588 $63,720 3.0 $280,663
IL State Archaeological Survey 88 $53,803 $58,447 6.0 $166,688
Art & Design 85 $76,213 $77,798 7.0 $210,450
Comparative Biosciences 85 $37,665 $68,282 5.0 $250,874
Linguistics 82 $59,414 $61,859 4.0 $219,501
Finance 81 $134,197 $194,597 7.0 $783,584
Communication 80 $43,199 $71,488 6.0 $268,388
History 79 $47,096 $77,204 7.0 $386,587
Veterinary Diagnostic Lab 79 $64,892 $79,980 5.0 $176,287
Agr, Consumer & Env Sci Admn 78 $68,325 $80,440 7.0 $375,022
Special Education 78 $65,708 $66,571 5.0 $203,659
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp 76 $84,092 $82,244 5.0 $269,335
Pathobiology 75 $32,243 $74,418 4.0 $329,541
Krannert Center 74 $54,707 $62,448 6.0 $344,535
Anthropology 73 $50,864 $73,065 6.0 $196,963
Climate Meteorology & Atm Sci 73 $34,187 $71,375 4.0 $442,612
Engineering IT Shared Services 72 $79,731 $81,110 7.5 $136,460
School of Labor & Empl. Rel. 71 $89,767 $105,650 8.0 $294,472
Sponsored Programs Admin 71 $85,161 $93,323 11.0 $314,300
Center Innov in Teach Learn 70 $71,547 $74,370 8.5 $169,229
Political Science 70 $51,230 $76,777 6.0 $262,340
Education Administration 69 $63,910 $73,709 7.0 $385,761
Educational Psychology 66 $46,018 $68,435 5.0 $220,020
Micro and Nanotechnology Lab 66 $37,465 $47,873 3.0 $154,955
School of Integrative Biology 66 $34,982 $46,342 5.0 $130,665
Vet Medicine Administration 66 $63,496 $76,086 7.0 $430,080
Prairie Research Institute 65 $71,647 $76,611 11.0 $200,474
Astronomy 64 $37,634 $64,807 4.0 $214,060
Counseling Center 64 $81,546 $73,279 4.0 $199,492
School of Chemical Sciences 64 $66,965 $73,625 11.0 $142,103
Division of Campus Recreation 63 $53,595 $57,640 7.0 $155,517
IL Sustainable Technology Center 63 $75,441 $80,196 5.0 $265,906
Library Admin 63 $74,985 $82,124 10.0 $328,948
Cell & Developmental Biology 62 $34,417 $68,859 5.0 $288,434
Curriculum and Instruction 62 $67,864 $68,639 5.0 $154,675
Undergraduate Admissions 62 $50,750 $56,047 5.0 $160,533
Business Online Programs 61 $39,263 $46,126 4.0 $135,450
Architecture 59 $84,091 $84,029 6.0 $213,838
Spanish and Portuguese 59 $34,483 $63,357 5.0 $236,157
Microbiology 58 $48,122 $79,865 5.5 $286,830
Applied Health Sciences Admin 56 $69,413 $81,687 8.0 $389,616
Teaching and Learning 56 $61,750 $63,996 3.0 $147,232
Engr Shared Admin Services 55 $56,040 $64,439 7.0 $133,750
Molecular & Integrative Physl 55 $47,018 $71,123 4.0 $321,307
Animal Care Program 54 $55,087 $65,112 9.0 $235,382
Geography & GIS 54 $40,026 $65,960 4.0 $357,059
Fine & Applied Arts Admin 52 $65,231 $76,733 7.0 $291,450
Recreation, Sport and Tourism 52 $36,673 $65,877 4.0 $312,685
Student Affairs Technology 52 $76,867 $82,063 11.5 $177,451
Disability Res & Educ Services 51 $59,357 $59,180 4.0 $133,042
Plant Biology 51 $52,273 $81,022 4.0 $345,147
Centers & Strategic Initiatives 49 $52,226 $52,376 4.0 $115,966
Office of the Chief Info Officer 49 $86,436 $105,123 16.0 $375,849
Speech & Hearing Science 49 $64,651 $71,723 5.0 $231,719
Earth Sci & Environmental Chng 48 $36,372 $67,529 4.0 $258,939
Provost/EVC Admin 48 $95,122 $124,691 13.5 $591,832
Sociology 45 $39,554 $73,536 5.0 $279,721
StratCommunications-Marketing 45 $75,398 $87,779 7.0 $412,794
University Laboratory HS 45 $68,889 $72,450 8.0 $133,637
Appl Tech Learning Arts & Sciences 44 $77,123 $77,649 9.5 $134,463
Graduate Admin 44 $63,497 $78,632 9.5 $393,311
Philosophy 43 $24,853 $51,386 5.0 $134,590
Student Financial Aid-Admin 42 $58,679 $61,788 6.5 $200,667
Advertising 41 $85,425 $83,958 7.0 $251,659
Theatre 41 $73,584 $71,119 8.0 $153,192
Informatics 38 $38,601 $45,864 3.0 $118,317
OVCRI Admin 37 $96,392 $126,100 14.0 $479,723
IT Partners Gies Business 36 $85,563 $89,826 7.0 $166,543
Landscape Architecture 36 $71,613 $74,231 6.0 $248,387
E. Asian Languages & Cultures 35 $29,000 $46,873 5.0 $128,991
Interdis Health Sci Institute 35 $71,762 $72,192 7.0 $143,997
Biotechnology Center 34 $71,975 $86,914 14.5 $205,560
Gies College of Business 34 $67,222 $98,724 7.0 $668,225
Gies Mktg & Communications 34 $69,145 $73,536 5.0 $186,713
Inclusion & Intercultural Rels 34 $70,464 $73,134 5.0 $205,204
Jeffries Center Acces and AcadSuc 32 $58,841 $61,430 4.5 $188,508
French and Italian 31 $37,367 $57,718 6.0 $144,714
State Farm Center 31 $63,989 $66,765 12.0 $133,443
Classics 30 $48,998 $72,157 5.0 $241,960
Office of the Registrar 30 $51,238 $60,003 6.5 $155,677
Center Advising & Acad Services 29 $57,854 $62,626 4.0 $124,113
Student Success, Incl & Belong 29 $64,222 $76,232 6.0 $207,215
Urban & Regional Planning 29 $51,000 $70,335 6.0 $162,775
Big Ten Academic Alliance 28 $71,993 $87,488 8.5 $270,805
Division of Research Safety 28 $74,651 $78,781 9.0 $149,007
Dance 27 $73,918 $72,289 4.0 $227,505
Information Trust Institute 27 $72,029 $78,395 5.0 $195,726
Intl Student and Scholar Services 26 $51,627 $59,045 4.0 $123,034
Allerton Park & Retreat Center 25 $54,994 $57,188 4.0 $142,985
College of Media Admin 25 $64,140 $86,792 8.0 $328,495
Entomology 25 $53,433 $119,148 3.0 $676,019
Humanities Research Institute 25 $37,932 $47,020 5.0 $140,512
Medical District Vet Clinic 25 $67,199 $78,071 4.0 $201,458
UIUC Purchasing CMO 25 $76,675 $84,235 7.0 $205,540
Gies Undergraduate Programs 24 $61,056 $63,286 4.0 $133,825
Illinois International 24 $72,153 $85,896 5.5 $335,830
The Career Center 24 $61,200 $60,515 3.5 $145,462
Cancer Center at Illinois 23 $86,287 $97,383 6.0 $215,413
Gies Advancement 23 $71,722 $78,420 8.0 $153,514
Media and Cinema Studies 23 $31,932 $66,297 6.0 $210,899
Sch Lit, Cultures, Ling Adm 22 $48,376 $50,290 4.0 $110,135
Krannert Art Museum 21 $54,487 $59,918 8.0 $108,157
Spurlock Museum 21 $58,071 $63,647 8.0 $178,041
TS IT Service Delivery 21 $66,228 $68,847 6.0 $162,900
Gies Business Grad Programs 20 $63,096 $72,424 6.0 $135,450
Office for Access and Equity 20 $84,332 $88,665 5.5 $199,065
Siebel Center for Design 20 $50,579 $66,898 3.5 $343,819
Student & Corporate Connection 20 $61,206 $68,677 3.5 $188,075
Willard Airport Commercial Op 20 $75,058 $74,439 8.5 $164,499
Gender and Women's Studies 19 $79,157 $76,177 7.0 $165,934
IPM Content Production 19 $51,920 $54,441 3.0 $97,751
Library Collections/Support 19 $58,008 $59,940 9.0 $161,900
Office of Corporate Relations 19 $76,400 $79,425 5.0 $276,651
VC Student Affairs 19 $76,254 $105,311 8.0 $390,738
Ag Ldrshp Educ Comm Program 18 $53,198 $64,185 5.0 $126,457
Biomed & Translational Sci 18 $128,959 $125,794 12.0 $182,760
Evolution Ecology Behavior 18 $64,271 $95,396 6.0 $298,654
Library Research & Publication 18 $73,667 $71,545 7.5 $140,331
Office of the Dean of Students 17 $80,765 $83,479 3.0 $183,445
Technology Entrepreneur Center 17 $58,527 $70,133 6.0 $265,781
Vet Med College-Wide Programs 17 $64,271 $61,652 5.0 $105,014
ACES Technology Services 16 $56,188 $62,053 3.0 $115,383
Actuarial Sci and Risk Management 16 $30,152 $41,672 3.0 $83,585
Asian American Studies 16 $58,002 $64,306 3.5 $161,108
Aux. Health/WB Marketing 16 $63,487 $68,616 8.5 $100,384
Enrollment Management Shared Services 16 $71,082 $86,148 9.5 $254,458
Journalism 16 $95,228 $97,993 9.0 $195,233
African American Studies 15 $103,978 $100,150 4.0 $211,411
Latina/Latino Studies 15 $69,872 $68,935 4.0 $124,504
Office of the Chancellor 15 $83,525 $171,153 9.0 $724,342
Parking Department 15 $50,947 $60,938 9.0 $160,533
Comparative & World Literature 14 $30,995 $73,552 5.0 $183,513
EnterpriseWorks 14 $76,398 $105,151 4.5 $271,302
Police Training Institute 14 $41,779 $55,392 7.5 $163,744
Germanic Languages & Lit 13 $72,564 $70,110 8.0 $145,451
Illinois Global Institute 13 $47,862 $58,184 3.0 $107,144
Intensive English Institute 13 $54,610 $55,961 5.0 $85,773
Religion 13 $78,676 $78,495 5.0 $187,002
Sch Earth, Soc, Environ Admin 13 $71,512 $77,177 16.0 $141,427
Slavic Languages & Literature 13 $75,500 $75,343 6.0 $141,682
Swanlund IT 13 $61,823 $72,586 4.0 $126,705
Biophysics & Quant Biology 12 $32,759 $34,842 4.0 $71,750
IPM Administration 12 $55,551 $56,043 3.0 $83,230
IPM Delivery 11 $53,744 $61,777 10.0 $96,466
Lemann Center 11 $33,334 $44,099 2.0 $104,753
Vice Chancellor for Access 11 $76,765 $114,009 7.0 $251,088
American Indian Studies Prgrm 10 $73,766 $74,641 4.5 $130,759
Cline Center for Adv Social Rsrch 10 $65,279 $60,323 4.5 $82,820
Global Education & Training 10 $59,881 $68,092 3.5 $122,373
Latin American & Carib Studies 10 $34,788 $44,907 3.5 $103,086
Office of Public Engagement 10 $82,304 $113,896 8.0 $316,926
Global Studies Prog & Courses 9 $52,966 $60,808 7.0 $100,209
Law Library 9 $60,989 $73,691 8.0 $133,860
Russian,E European, Eurasn Center 9 $30,796 $37,386 2.0 $85,243
Campus Research IT 8 $128,547 $123,995 13.5 $152,388
Center for African Studies 8 $28,005 $35,476 3.0 $76,968
Civil Rights Coords Admin 8 $63,531 $74,128 2.5 $134,191
Clinical Sciences 8 $76,915 $154,446 5.5 $751,250
Office of Strategic Project Management 8 $89,567 $91,218 4.0 $149,007
Protection of Research Subject 8 $64,630 $76,333 3.5 $153,376
Social Behavioral Science Inst 8 $64,727 $70,054 6.0 $126,786
Center for Writing Studies 7 $32,984 $43,005 3.0 $100,725
Chez Veterans Center 7 $89,354 $82,036 8.0 $117,077
Council Teacher Ed Admin 7 $73,639 $85,070 7.0 $138,159
Div of Management Information 7 $86,081 $95,671 5.0 $164,573
Illinois Leadership Center 7 $61,915 $68,909 4.0 $131,818
Nutritional Sciences 7 $23,807 $39,586 4.0 $111,577
Office of Proposal Development 7 $111,255 $98,461 11.0 $127,925
Student Conflict Resolution 7 $78,802 $73,522 6.0 $106,955
Center for Global Studies 6 $51,140 $51,918 6.0 $90,964
Center Health, Aging, Disability 6 $66,345 $105,679 6.5 $307,334
Content & Ed PortfolioStrategy 6 $72,081 $79,352 4.0 $131,541
Innovation & Transformation 6 $86,265 $72,238 3.0 $101,193
IPM Development 6 $56,626 $55,099 5.0 $88,525
News Bureau 6 $69,478 $67,826 17.5 $74,963
Applied Research Institute 5 $54,298 $77,909 4.0 $150,413
Bureau Educational Research 5 $91,244 $76,080 11.0 $94,588
Campus Mail 5 $83,856 $74,726 30.0 $83,857
Energy Services Administration 5 $127,720 $125,796 22.0 $158,562
European Union Center 5 $44,929 $43,521 4.0 $57,108
Faculty/Staff Assistance Services 5 $79,142 $80,733 4.0 $90,300
Office of Research Security 5 $120,400 $106,631 6.0 $150,500
SmartHealthyCommunity(Rokwire) 5 $68,952 $76,172 4.0 $117,261
Special Events 5 $65,175 $77,714 13.0 $126,483
Translation & Interpreting St 5 $75,270 $74,971 3.0 $97,580
Admin and Operations 4 $69,197 $98,218 25.0 $204,132
Campus Honors Program 4 $65,047 $66,136 15.0 $89,550
Center S. Asian & MidEast Studies 4 $41,522 $45,006 8.0 $72,448
E Asian & Pacific Studies Cntr 4 $40,871 $43,853 3.0 $72,810
Gies Global Programs 4 $71,208 $74,787 7.0 $102,545
I-STEM Education Initiative 4 $28,235 $43,706 2.5 $92,995
IL Quantum & Microelec Park 4 $69,974 $76,177 1.0 $130,000
Illinois Abroad 4 $67,573 $77,849 11.5 $118,435
Illinois Business Consulting 4 $51,087 $54,963 4.5 $91,139
Office of Animal Research Comp 4 $90,300 $90,773 13.5 $110,251
Office of Threat Assessment 4 $34,044 $48,129 2.0 $100,201
Principal's Scholars Pgm 4 $72,445 $80,166 11.5 $117,079
Center for Advanced Study 3 $50,899 $74,407 13.0 $125,225
Conference Services 3 $74,482 $78,127 7.0 $89,658
Engineering General Expen 3 $35,056 $59,511 8.0 $109,094
Gies Access and Engagement 3 $70,423 $91,595 21.0 $139,261
Inst of Communications Rsch 3 $23,644 $24,037 5.0 $24,878
Japan House 3 $52,152 $79,019 3.0 $138,745
Neuroscience Program 3 $60,531 $62,013 5.0 $92,175
Office of Access and Community 3 $55,445 $75,478 4.0 $126,362
Office of Undergrad Research 3 $62,207 $67,051 8.0 $86,432
OV Office of Entrepreneurship 3 $61,404 $67,637 3.0 $96,893
Prg in Jewish Culture & Society 3 $57,334 $50,100 3.0 $69,345
Student Health Insurance 3 $44,675 $47,195 5.0 $57,153
Testing Center 3 $39,702 $42,334 10.0 $59,781
Agricultural Buildings, O & M 2 $75,273 $75,273 19.5 $92,822
Budget and Resource Planning 2 $198,684 $198,684 18.5 $239,945
Building Maintenance Crafts/Trades 2 $101,040 $101,040 0.5 $159,231
Capital Programs 2 $108,131 $108,131 4.5 $144,569
Comm Engage and Adv 2 $63,606 $63,606 10.0 $82,372
Facility Scheduling Logistics 2 $89,745 $89,745 5.0 $91,752
Illini Center 2 $90,171 $90,171 19.5 $120,484
Illinois Scholars Program 2 $46,143 $46,143 4.0 $65,986
IPM Content Information 2 $46,112 $46,112 11.0 $66,703
Mortenson Cntr Int'l Lib Prgms 2 $137,577 $137,577 7.0 $203,403
Osher Lifelong Learning Inst 2 $83,041 $83,041 11.5 $104,509
Safety and Compliance 2 $82,122 $82,122 8.0 $84,113
Utilities - UIUC 2 $128,102 $128,102 5.0 $129,204
Web Services 2 $147,267 $147,267 23.5 $151,466
Air Force Aerospace Studies 1 $46,830 $46,830 17.0 $46,830
Armed Forces Coordinator 1 $55,471 $55,471 18.0 $55,471
Campus Climate and Belonging 1 $79,182 $79,182 12.0 $79,182
Center for Children's Books 1 $31,806 $31,806 Not provided $31,806
Dept of Cardio Med and Surg 1 $23,400 $23,400 4.0 $23,400
F&S Engineering Services 1 $96,443 $96,443 3.0 $96,443
GiesResearch & FacultyExcellence 1 $146,704 $146,704 18.0 $146,704
Grad College Access Programs 1 $26,683 $26,683 6.0 $26,683
IPM Content Programming 1 $49,940 $49,940 37.0 $49,940
Naval Science 1 $42,678 $42,678 7.0 $42,678
Study of Global Gender Equity 1 $76,630 $76,630 28.0 $76,630
Unit for Criticism 1 $35,430 $35,430 7.0 $35,430

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