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| Rank in Illinois | Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 | 1 | Â鶹Íø of Chicago | $173,666 | $154,145 (↑12.7%) |
| 2 ↑ | 22 | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | $164,367 | $88,059 (↑86.7%) |
| 3 ↑ | 4 | Northwestern Â鶹Íø | $154,696 | $130,727 (↑18.3%) |
| 4 ↓ | 2 | The John Marshall Law School | $149,135 | $148,183 (↑0.6%) |
| 5 ↓ | 3 | Rush Â鶹Íø | $147,027 | $136,705 (↑7.6%) |
| 6 | 6 | Midwestern Â鶹Íø-Downers Grove | $136,819 | $111,260 (↑23.0%) |
| 7 ↑ | 8 | Spertus College | $131,666 | $109,766 (↑20.0%) |
| 8 | N/A | Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | $128,703 | Not Available |
| 9 ↑ | 11 | Rosalind Franklin Â鶹Íø of Medicine and Science | $128,368 | $105,726 (↑21.4%) |
| 10 ↓ | 9 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $117,703 | $108,107 (↑8.9%) |
| 11 ↓ | 10 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $115,009 | $106,351 (↑8.1%) |
| 12 ↓ | 5 | Seabury-Western Theological Seminary | $112,905 | No Change |
| 13 ↓ | 7 | John Hancock Â鶹Íø | $110,457 | No Change |
| 14 ↑ | 16 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Chicago | $108,054 | $91,968 (↑17.5%) |
| 15 ↑ | 21 | Meadville Lombard Theological School | $106,115 | $88,799 (↑19.5%) |
| 16 ↓ | 12 | NorthShore Â鶹Íø HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia | $105,684 | No Change |
| 17 ↓ | 13 | Illinois College of Optometry | $105,352 | $101,038 (↑4.3%) |
| 18 ↑ | 19 | Loyola Â鶹Íø Chicago | $101,224 | $88,965 (↑13.8%) |
| 19 ↓ | 14 | College of DuPage | $101,205 | $96,678 (↑4.7%) |
| 20 ↓ | 17 | Elgin Community College | $99,079 | $90,073 (↑10.0%) |
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