President Timothy Killeen was the highest-earning individual of University of Illinois - Univ. Administration in 2016, with total compensation reaching $750,000 according to a Chambana Sun analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.
The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $16,455,596.85 in 2016.
Vice President of Academic Affairs Christophe Pierre was the second-highest earning individual, with $423,266 in 2016, followed by Vice President of Research Lawrence Schook ($364,331), Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Walter Knorr ($334,924), and University Counsel Thomas Bearrows ($317,589).
The following table list the top 100 salary earners of U of I - University Administration.
| Name | Title | Position | Base Salary | Additional Salary | Total Compensation |
| Timothy L. Killeen | President | $600,000.00 | $0.00 | $600,000.00 | |
| Christophe Pierre | V PRES ACAD AFF | Vice President | $319,464.77 | $103,801.70 | $423,266.47 |
| Lawrence B. Schook | V PRES RES | Vice President | $299,331.52 | $65,000.00 | $364,331.52 |
| Walter Knorr | VPRES & CHIEF FIN OFCR | Vice President | $334,924.66 | $0.00 | $334,924.66 |
| Thomas R. Bearrows | UNIV COUNS | Senior Officer | $317,589.25 | $0.00 | $317,589.25 |
| Michael Hubert Hites | SR ASSOC V PRES AITS & CIO | Vice President | $298,483.86 | $0.00 | $298,483.86 |
| Michael B. Bass | SR ASSOC VP DEPUTY CMPTLR | Vice President | $276,061.43 | $0.00 | $276,061.43 |
| Nancy A. Sullivan | CEO & SR MNGING DIR ILVENT | Unit Director | $249,600.00 | $0.00 | $249,600.00 |
| Lesley Millar-Nicholson | DIR OFC TECH MGMT | Unit Director | $249,181.11 | $0.00 | $249,181.11 |
| Thomas H. Riley | INTRM EXEC DIR LAB EMPL REL | Senior Officer | $206,365.20 | $25,000.00 | $231,365.20 |
| Maureen M. Parks | ASSOC V PRES | Vice President | $221,879.65 | $0.00 | $221,879.65 |
| W Randall Kangas | ASSOC V PRES PLNG & BDGT | Vice President | $219,171.86 | $0.00 | $219,171.86 |
| Thomas P. Hardy | EXEC DIR UNIV REL | Senior Officer | $216,832.42 | $0.00 | $216,832.42 |
| Patrick M. Patterson | CONTROLLER & SR ASST VPRES | Other Administrator | $207,688.90 | $0.00 | $207,688.90 |
| Vanessa Peoples | EXEC DIR & ASST CHIEF BUS OFCR | Unit Director | $188,473.97 | $18,337.68 | $206,811.65 |
| Richard John Meisinger | ASSOC VPRES ACAD RSRSC MGMT | Vice President | $203,107.21 | $0.00 | $203,107.21 |
| Peter J. Newman | ASSOC V PRES TRES OPS | Vice President | $202,171.28 | $0.00 | $202,171.28 |
| Julian Christopher Reif | ASST PROF | Assistant Professor | $200,150.56 | $0.00 | $200,150.56 |
| Theresa Anne Eagleson | EXEC DIR MEDSS | Unit Director | $198,000.00 | $0.00 | $198,000.00 |
| Ginger L. Velazquez | EXEC DIR BUS & FIN | Unit Director | $149,188.26 | $48,000.00 | $197,188.26 |
| Robert Kaestner | PROF | Professor | $192,447.75 | $0.00 | $192,447.75 |
| Susan Mary Kies | SECTY OF BOT & UNIV | Senior Officer | $192,150.99 | $0.00 | $192,150.99 |
| Gregory Lee Wilson | DIR MEDICAID FIN ADMIN | Unit Director | $186,605.00 | $0.00 | $186,605.00 |
| Donna S. McNeely | EXEC DIR ETHICS & COMP | Unit Director | $182,700.00 | $0.00 | $182,700.00 |
| Julia Anne Zemaitis | EXEC DIR OF UNIV AUDITS | Senior Officer | $180,887.30 | $0.00 | $180,887.30 |
| Christopher Z. Mooney | DIR IGPA | Unit Director | $150,054.66 | $30,000.00 | $180,054.66 |
| Richard D. Elmore | ASST VP PROCURMNT SVCS | Vice President | $180,000.00 | $0.00 | $180,000.00 |
| Thomas E. Parkinson | SR DIR | Unit Director | $180,000.00 | $0.00 | $180,000.00 |
| Richard S. Harris | ASSOC V PRES APPL DEV | Vice President | $179,115.33 | $0.00 | $179,115.33 |
| Susan Singleton | ASST V PRES & EXEC DIR | Vice President | $177,056.26 | $0.00 | $177,056.26 |
| Eugene L. Waas | ASST VPRES UTIL MGMT | Vice President | $175,059.06 | $0.00 | $175,059.06 |
| Anthony Augustine | VST ASSOC VP INNOV ECON DEVLP | Vice President | $175,000.00 | $0.00 | $175,000.00 |
| Lindsay Kathryne Anderson | EXEC DIR GOVT REL | Senior Officer | $170,000.00 | $0.00 | $170,000.00 |
| Patricia J. Kale | EXEC DIR RISK MGMT | Unit Director | $165,705.98 | $0.00 | $165,705.98 |
| Kristy N. Kuzmuk | SR DIR RES OPER | Unit Director | $164,812.85 | $0.00 | $164,812.85 |
| Gloria Keeley | ASST VPRES ADMIN SERV | Vice President | $164,785.44 | $0.00 | $164,785.44 |
| Debra Matlock | DIR PURCH | Unit Director | $160,000.00 | $0.00 | $160,000.00 |
| Mark A. Taylor | DIR STRAT PROCUREMENT | Unit Director | $160,000.00 | $0.00 | $160,000.00 |
| Nyle Bolliger | ASST V PRES COMP OPER | Vice President | $157,000.00 | $0.00 | $157,000.00 |
| Jami M. Painter | ASST VICE PRES HR | Vice President | $154,908.50 | $0.00 | $154,908.50 |
| Jennifer L. Woodard | DIR STRATG ENGAGMT | Unit Director | $153,011.25 | $0.00 | $153,011.25 |
| James P. Davito | EXEC DIR PAY & BENEFITS | Unit Director | $152,177.21 | $0.00 | $152,177.21 |
| Dean Alan Hagan | DIR UNIV INVESTMENTS | Unit Director | $150,843.50 | $0.00 | $150,843.50 |
| Bruce K. Walden | DIR REAL ESTATE PLNG&SVC | Unit Director | $139,594.97 | $9,999.96 | $149,594.93 |
| Laura Appenzeller Frerichs | DIR ENTERPRISEWORKS | Unit Director | $147,676.91 | $0.00 | $147,676.91 |
| Robert L. Plankenhorn | ASST VP TREAS OPER | Vice President | $145,000.00 | $0.00 | $145,000.00 |
| William A. Patterson | SR DIR STD FIN SVCS & CASH | Unit Director | $143,977.64 | $0.00 | $143,977.64 |
| Marilyn M Murphy Marshall | ASST V PRES ACAD AFF | Vice President | $143,916.75 | $0.00 | $143,916.75 |
| Sarah Marie Zehr | INTRM ASST VPRES ACAD AFFAIRS | Vice President | $142,000.00 | $0.00 | $142,000.00 |
| Kassaundra Hester | DIR PAYROLL & BENEFITS | Unit Director | $141,878.84 | $0.00 | $141,878.84 |
| Christopher Barton | DIR INFO SECRTY & TECHNOL | Unit Director | $140,937.50 | $0.00 | $140,937.50 |
| Kelly J. Block | ASST V PRES | Vice President | $138,817.03 | $0.00 | $138,817.03 |
| Kapila H. Viges | DIR OF ENTERPRISEWORKS | Unit Director | $126,382.50 | $12,368.00 | $138,750.50 |
| Eric Alexander Smith | ASST V PRES EEO & HR | Vice President | $138,514.41 | $0.00 | $138,514.41 |
| Jennifer M. Creasey | INTERIM DIR STATE RELATIONS | Unit Director | $138,300.00 | $0.00 | $138,300.00 |
| Vickie L. Anders | DIR OPERATIONS | Unit Director | $137,080.44 | $0.00 | $137,080.44 |
| Suzanne Marie Rinehart | DIR BDGT OPER & ANLYS | Unit Director | $137,055.26 | $0.00 | $137,055.26 |
| Teresa L. Temples | DIR OPER & STRATG SERV | Unit Director | $135,026.33 | $0.00 | $135,026.33 |
| Aaron Carter | EXEC DIR IPHEC | Unit Director | $135,000.00 | $0.00 | $135,000.00 |
| Terry Ann Thompson | SR DIR FOR TREAS OPER | Unit Director | $135,000.00 | $0.00 | $135,000.00 |
| Connie D. Walsh | CHIEF FIN OFCR | Unit Director | $134,568.75 | $0.00 | $134,568.75 |
| Stephanie Lynn Dable | DIR TECHNICAL APPL MGMT | Unit Director | $134,350.83 | $0.00 | $134,350.83 |
| Anthony S. Kerber | SR DIR HRIS STRATG | Unit Director | $132,781.42 | $0.00 | $132,781.42 |
| Marla Sue McKinney | DIR APP DEV SUPP | Unit Director | $132,000.00 | $0.00 | $132,000.00 |
| Janet Marie Ford | ASST CONTROLLER ADM ACTG & REP | Unit Director | $131,084.49 | $0.00 | $131,084.49 |
| Marietta Walton | EXEC DIR | Unit Director | $130,047.59 | $0.00 | $130,047.59 |
| Laurie C. Matheson | DIR UNIV IL PRESS | Unit Director | $130,000.00 | $0.00 | $130,000.00 |
| Sharla D. Roberts | DIR PROC DIVERSITY | Unit Director | $127,720.00 | $0.00 | $127,720.00 |
| James C. Martinie | SR DIR UNIV PAYABLES | Unit Director | $127,296.00 | $0.00 | $127,296.00 |
| Sandra Beth Street | DIR BDGT PLNG | Unit Director | $125,821.70 | $0.00 | $125,821.70 |
| Kathryn G. Ross | SR DIR HR ADMIN | Unit Director | $123,803.94 | $0.00 | $123,803.94 |
| Michael E. Bloechle | DIR BUS SERV | Unit Director | $123,293.73 | $0.00 | $123,293.73 |
| Dimuthu P. Tilakaratne | ASST VP DECSN SPPRT | Vice President | $123,000.00 | $0.00 | $123,000.00 |
| Wayne K. Stahl | SR DIR HR STRAT PRGRMS | Unit Director | $120,307.05 | $0.00 | $120,307.05 |
| Michael Stuart Moss | DIR BDGT OPER FIN ANLYS | Unit Director | $120,000.00 | $0.00 | $120,000.00 |
| Jill S. Wilberg | ASST VP TREAS OPER | Vice President | $120,000.00 | $0.00 | $120,000.00 |
| Shelly L. Benson | DIR GVT COSTING | Unit Director | $120,000.00 | $0.00 | $120,000.00 |
| Brian J. Schoudel | DIR APP ADMIN | Unit Director | $120,000.00 | $0.00 | $120,000.00 |
| Kristine J. Hammerstrand | DIR USER SERV | Unit Director | $119,833.15 | $0.00 | $119,833.15 |
| Bruce N. Hammerberg | DIR BUS INFO SYS | Unit Director | $119,543.29 | $0.00 | $119,543.29 |
| Karen B. Greenwalt | DIR STRAT BUDGT & FIN | Unit Director | $118,464.38 | $0.00 | $118,464.38 |
| Ronald L. Miner | DIR CONSLT SERV | Unit Director | $117,999.95 | $0.00 | $117,999.95 |
| Susan Nelson McLain | DIR STRAT HUMAN CAP | Unit Director | $116,206.30 | $0.00 | $116,206.30 |
| Barbara J. Welge | DIR | Unit Director | $116,120.25 | $0.00 | $116,120.25 |
| Marc W. Henkel | DIR BUS SYST ANLYS | Unit Director | $115,549.41 | $0.00 | $115,549.41 |
| Darla J. Hill | DIR OF AUDITS | Unit Director | $115,258.18 | $0.00 | $115,258.18 |
| Neal Francis Crowley | DIR OF AUDITS | Unit Director | $115,175.68 | $0.00 | $115,175.68 |
| Jonathan M. Norvell | DIR AGRI PROP SVCS | Unit Director | $114,999.50 | $0.00 | $114,999.50 |
| Brandon Gant | DIR SYS SRVCS | Unit Director | $114,452.00 | $0.00 | $114,452.00 |
| Evelyn R. Michaud | ASSOC DIR BIS | Unit Director | $110,808.82 | $0.00 | $110,808.82 |
| Joseph A. DeBarr | DIR EXEC OFFICES IT | Unit Director | $110,298.65 | $0.00 | $110,298.65 |
| Tyler Dean Kearney | DIR PLNG & ANLYS | Unit Director | $110,000.04 | $0.00 | $110,000.04 |
| Phillip Joseph McCarthy | DIR FIN RPT & ADMIN ACCT | Unit Director | $108,010.00 | $0.00 | $108,010.00 |
| Brent Rasmus | DIR OF ACTG SERV | Unit Director | $107,864.64 | $0.00 | $107,864.64 |
| Richard J. Winkel | DIR OF OFC PUB LDRSHIP | Unit Director | $105,991.07 | $0.00 | $105,991.07 |
| Deborah Kaye Rahn | DIR CUST SERV & CASHIER OPS | Unit Director | $104,795.72 | $0.00 | $104,795.72 |
| Cynthia T. Clennon | DIR ELEC RSRSC | Unit Director | $103,566.41 | $0.00 | $103,566.41 |
| Gene Fruit | DIR OF INFO TECH AUDITS | Unit Director | $99,975.15 | $0.00 | $99,975.15 |
| Sherri Carlene Presson | ASST DIR TECH APP MGMT | Vice President | $97,376.81 | $0.00 | $97,376.81 |
| Craig E. Morrison | CONTROLLER | Unit Director | 96579.04 | $0.00 | 96579.04 |
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