Northeastern Illinois University President Sharon Hahs was the highest-earning individual at the institution in 2016, with total compensation reaching $291,114 according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data. Hahs has since retired as president.
The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $13,074,828.84 in 2016.
Then-Vice President and Provost Richard Helldobler, who is now interim president, was the second-highest earning individual, with $199,788 in 2016, followed by Associate Professor ($187,431), Vice President and Vice Provost Victoria Roman-Lagunas ($181,443), and Professor Dragan Milovanovic ($177,973).
The following table list the top 100 salary-earners at NEIU in 2016.
| Name | Title | Position | Base Salary | Additional Salary | Total Compensation |
| Sharon K. Hahs | President | $291,114.91 | $0.00 | $291,114.91 | |
| Richard J. Helldobler | Provost | Vice President | $199,788.03 | $0.00 | $199,788.03 |
| Alireza Dorestani | Associate Professor | $142,675.73 | $44,755.83 | $187,431.56 | |
| Victoria A. Roman-Lagunas | Vice Provost | Vice President | $181,443.84 | $0.00 | $181,443.84 |
| Dragan Milovanovic | Professor | $134,231.06 | $43,742.19 | $177,973.25 | |
| Michael J. Pierick | Vice President | $176,503.86 | $0.00 | $176,503.86 | |
| Melissa Reardon Henry | Vice President Legal Affairs | Vice President | $173,043.00 | $0.00 | $173,043.00 |
| Jian Li | Associate Professor | $132,565.17 | $40,296.22 | $172,861.39 | |
| Sara Aliabadi | Assistant Professor | $123,831.94 | $41,515.50 | $165,347.44 | |
| Nont Dhiensiri | Associate Dean | Senior Officer | $142,510.18 | $22,064.02 | $164,574.20 |
| Michael D. Bedell | Dean | Senior Officer | $164,092.50 | $0.00 | $164,092.50 |
| Sundaram Dorai | Department Chair | Unit Director | $154,778.58 | $6,600.00 | $161,378.58 |
| Wamucii E. Njogu | Dean | Senior Officer | $160,921.56 | $0.00 | $160,921.56 |
| Maureen D. Gillette | Dean | Senior Officer | $159,185.28 | $0.00 | $159,185.28 |
| Charles A. Funk | Associate Professor | $118,834.51 | $39,276.54 | $158,111.05 | |
| Shubin Xu | Assistant Professor | $114,141.03 | $39,643.14 | $153,784.17 | |
| Marcelo O. Sztainberg | Associate Dean | Senior Officer | $151,327.18 | $0.00 | $151,327.18 |
| Daniel Lopez | Vice President | $149,142.72 | $0.00 | $149,142.72 | |
| Lidia Z. Filus | Department Chair | Unit Director | $136,592.73 | $11,800.00 | $148,392.73 |
| Maria T. Garreton | Department Chair | Unit Director | $139,058.04 | $9,321.87 | $148,379.91 |
| Azim Zanjani Haj | Assistant Professor | $118,448.12 | $29,206.50 | $147,654.62 | |
| Wendy M. Stack | Associate Vice President | Vice President | $147,094.74 | $0.00 | $147,094.74 |
| Hong G. Chen | Associate Professor | $109,416.68 | $35,696.70 | $145,113.38 | |
| Conrad W. Worrill | Director | Unit Director | $144,353.19 | $0.00 | $144,353.19 |
| Essam Elshafie | Associate Professor | $125,844.59 | $17,531.50 | $143,376.09 | |
| Michael J. Stern | Dean | Senior Officer | $143,028.99 | $0.00 | $143,028.99 |
| Peter G. Kimmel | Department Chair | Unit Director | $136,689.48 | $5,400.00 | $142,089.48 |
| Mark P. McKernin | Associate Provost | Vice President | $141,375.09 | $0.00 | $141,375.09 |
| Dilek G. Yunlu | Assistant Professor | $110,962.80 | $30,008.00 | $140,970.80 | |
| Xiaohong Wang | Assistant Professor | $123,831.94 | $15,807.50 | $139,639.44 | |
| Stijepko Tokic | Department Chair | Unit Director | $132,069.57 | $6,600.00 | $138,669.57 |
| Myung-Ho Yoon | Professor | $107,961.70 | $29,822.81 | $137,784.51 | |
| Ai-Ru Yen | Associate Professor | $120,998.47 | $16,554.00 | $137,552.47 | |
| Rasoul Afifi | Associate Professor | $100,692.22 | $36,628.35 | $137,320.57 | |
| Charletta Gutierrez | Associate Professor | $120,503.09 | $13,801.05 | $134,304.14 | |
| Narendar V. Rao | Professor | $114,312.84 | $18,915.00 | $133,227.84 | |
| Chunwei Xian | Assistant Professor | $132,752.89 | $187.50 | $132,940.39 | |
| Judith D. Kaplan-Weinger | Professor | $89,916.88 | $42,315.18 | $132,232.06 | |
| Heung D. Kim | Professor | $105,573.70 | $26,512.80 | $132,086.50 | |
| Philip W. Gwanyama | Professor | $89,446.05 | $42,020.01 | $131,466.06 | |
| Craig Duetsch | Assistant Vice President | Vice President | $130,124.58 | $0.00 | $130,124.58 |
| Janice M. Harring-Hendon | Associate Vice President | Vice President | $129,826.47 | $0.00 | $129,826.47 |
| Suresh Singh | Assistant Professor | $119,201.94 | $10,508.00 | $129,709.94 | |
| Nancy Medina | Asst Vice President | Vice President | $129,690.75 | $0.00 | $129,690.75 |
| Carlos Melian | Dean | Senior Officer | $126,798.75 | $0.00 | $126,798.75 |
| Liesl V. Downey | Vice President | $126,104.80 | $0.00 | $126,104.80 | |
| Shahrzad Mahootian | Professor | $90,762.57 | $35,193.25 | $125,955.82 | |
| Robert B. Filipp | Assistant Vice President | Vice President | $124,981.74 | $0.00 | $124,981.74 |
| Emmanuel M. Nyadroh | Assistant Professor | $106,505.35 | $17,277.00 | $123,782.35 | |
| Pillai Deepa Anil | Assistant Professor | $114,141.03 | $9,498.94 | $123,639.97 | |
| Cynthia G. Moran | Professor | $94,674.22 | $27,428.25 | $122,102.47 | |
| Therese Schuepfer | Professor | $93,989.21 | $27,939.00 | $121,928.21 | |
| Sargon J. Al-Bazi | Department Chair | Unit Director | $115,071.33 | $6,600.00 | $121,671.33 |
| Ann M. McNabb | Director | Unit Director | $119,600.43 | $0.00 | $119,600.43 |
| Suleyma Perez | Executive Director | Unit Director | $119,393.58 | $0.00 | $119,393.58 |
| Jean T. Potillo | Director | Unit Director | $110,738.65 | $8,305.38 | $119,044.03 |
| Rasoul Rezvanian | Professor | $112,699.41 | $6,094.00 | $118,793.41 | |
| Michael M. Dizon | Chief Communication Offcr/Dir | Senior Officer | $118,341.06 | $0.00 | $118,341.06 |
| Francisco D. Iacobelli | Assistant Professor | $90,115.30 | $27,564.31 | $117,679.61 | |
| Erick J. Howenstine | Department Chair | Unit Director | $110,368.65 | $6,600.00 | $116,968.65 |
| Blase E. Masini | Exec Dir of Inst'nal & Assmt | Unit Director | $116,608.05 | $0.00 | $116,608.05 |
| Richard Kilpatrick | Assistant Professor | $91,441.53 | $25,075.00 | $116,516.53 | |
| Timothy R. Libretti | Department Chair | Unit Director | $107,561.07 | $8,500.00 | $116,061.07 |
| David Yasutake | Professor | $84,935.74 | $30,582.06 | $115,517.80 | |
| Brett Stockdill | Department Chair | Unit Director | $108,758.25 | $6,600.00 | $115,358.25 |
| James L. Thompson | Director | Unit Director | $107,162.05 | $8,008.48 | $115,170.53 |
| Anna Mitina | Professor | $84,945.10 | $30,164.52 | $115,109.62 | |
| Jade Stanley | Department Chair | Unit Director | $109,402.87 | $5,400.00 | $114,802.87 |
| Moira E. Stuart | Associate Professor | $94,629.68 | $19,922.46 | $114,552.14 | |
| Lee Beaty | Professor | $85,629.88 | $28,660.05 | $114,289.93 | |
| Huong T. Le | Assistant Professor | $103,798.31 | $10,250.25 | $114,048.56 | |
| Saba Ayman-Nolley | Department Chair | Unit Director | $107,080.47 | $6,600.00 | $113,680.47 |
| Cris E. Toffolo | Department Chair | Unit Director | $105,892.23 | $6,600.00 | $112,492.23 |
| F M. Specht | Dean of Students | Senior Officer | $111,582.90 | $0.00 | $111,582.90 |
| Ana Fraiman | Professor | $89,009.82 | $21,865.00 | $110,874.82 | |
| Louise A. Bohr | Professor | $84,935.74 | $25,817.40 | $110,753.14 | |
| Ozair Noor | Director | Unit Director | $110,426.46 | $0.00 | $110,426.46 |
| Jeffrey Hill | Department Chair | Unit Director | $104,482.65 | $5,400.00 | $109,882.65 |
| Katrina E. Bell-Jordan | Associate Dean | Senior Officer | $109,395.00 | $0.00 | $109,395.00 |
| John W. Cappeck | Director,UTS-Integrated ERP AP | Unit Director | $109,329.72 | $0.00 | $109,329.72 |
| Nancy A. Matthews | Professor | $85,304.14 | $23,612.43 | $108,916.57 | |
| Terry Stirling | Professor | $81,469.64 | $27,019.80 | $108,489.44 | |
| Brian Schultz | Department Chair | Unit Director | $100,087.80 | $7,800.00 | $107,887.80 |
| John Kasmer | Department Chair | Unit Director | $101,111.85 | $6,600.00 | $107,711.85 |
| Ellen S. Cannon | Professor | $107,376.62 | $0.00 | $107,376.62 | |
| Paul A. Schroeder | Department Chair | Unit Director | $101,635.11 | $5,400.00 | $107,035.11 |
| Lawrence N. Berlin | Director | Unit Director | $106,890.27 | $0.00 | $106,890.27 |
| Patrick B. Miller | Professor | $83,988.35 | $22,228.13 | $106,216.48 | |
| Bradley R. Ginn | Director | Unit Director | $106,210.50 | $0.00 | $106,210.50 |
| Charles N. Pistorio | Department Chair | Unit Director | $100,333.14 | $5,400.00 | $105,733.14 |
| Lynn H. Bush | Professor | $80,401.72 | $25,255.86 | $105,657.58 | |
| Rodney G. Higginbotham | Professor | $84,304.37 | $21,296.70 | $105,601.07 | |
| Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer | Associate Professor | $71,707.32 | $33,870.00 | $105,577.32 | |
| Richard W. Hallett | Professor | $82,954.51 | $21,310.98 | $104,265.49 | |
| Sung D. Kim | Assistant Professor | $94,515.61 | $9,741.75 | $104,257.36 | |
| Steven M. Wolk | Professor | $77,453.67 | $26,523.95 | $103,977.62 | |
| Mei-Whei Chen | Professor | $82,662.40 | $21,065.49 | $103,727.89 | |
| Paulo H. Acioli | Department Chair | Unit Director | $96,852.33 | $6,600.00 | $103,452.33 |
| Denise L. Cloonan | Professor | $82,075.80 | $21,083.25 | $103,159.05 | |
| Richard S. Cofer | Department Chair | Unit Director | $96,417.57 | $6,600.00 | $103,017.57 |
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