Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Angela Henderson was the highest-earning individual at Chicago State University in 2016, with total compensation reaching $215,625, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.
The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $11,398,493.29 in 2016.
CSU President Wayne Watson was the second-highest earning individual, with $191,188 in 2016, followed by College of Arts & Science Dean Leroy Jones II ($172,441) Associate Dean Carmita Coleman ($159,794), and College of Business Dean Derrick Collins ($152,502).
The following table list the top 100 salary earners at CSU.
| Name | Title | Position | Base Salary | Additional Compensation | Total Compensation |
| Angela M. Henderson | Provost/Sr. VP Academic Aff | Vice President | $215,625.00 | $0.00 | $215,625.00 |
| Wayne D. Watson | President | $191,187.50 | $0.00 | $191,187.50 | |
| LeRoy Jones II | Dean College of Arts & Science | Senior Officer | $148,541.59 | $23,899.11 | $172,440.70 |
| Carmita A. Coleman | Associate Dean | Unit Director | $143,750.00 | $16,043.50 | $159,793.50 |
| Derrick K. Collins | Dean College of Business | Senior Officer | $152,501.50 | $0.00 | $152,501.50 |
| Patrick B. Cage | V.P. & General Counsel | Vice President | $148,545.50 | $0.00 | $148,545.50 |
| Leslie K. Roundtree | Dean College of Health Science | Senior Officer | $148,541.59 | $0.00 | $148,541.59 |
| Christine J. List | Professor | $106,630.99 | $41,125.75 | $147,756.74 | |
| Elmer J. Gentry | Associate Dean | Other Administrator | $147,418.50 | $0.00 | $147,418.50 |
| Carol L. Cortilet | VP of Enrollment Management | Vice President | $143,750.00 | $1,153.66 | $144,903.66 |
| Justin K. Akujieze | Professor | $124,660.60 | $18,000.00 | $142,660.60 | |
| Renee D. Mitchell | Assoc. V.P of H.R. | Senior Officer | $138,954.50 | $0.00 | $138,954.50 |
| Thomas Calhoun | President | $137,500.00 | $0.00 | $137,500.00 | |
| Patricia A. Walsh | Chief of Police | Senior Officer | $137,041.59 | $0.00 | $137,041.59 |
| Luis Vidal-Ascon | Professor | $108,666.26 | $27,899.00 | $136,565.26 | |
| Gebeyehu Mulugeta | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $98,329.00 | $37,859.00 | $136,188.00 |
| Prashant D. Shinde | Chief Information Officer | Vice President | $129,375.00 | $5,400.00 | $134,775.00 |
| Johng-Chern Chern | Professor | $86,120.51 | $47,431.50 | $133,552.01 | |
| Kapila R. Attele | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $102,124.00 | $28,905.50 | $131,029.50 |
| Satasha L. Green | Dean College of Education | Senior Officer | $129,375.00 | $0.00 | $129,375.00 |
| Thomas B. Rowan III | Associate Provost | Senior Officer | $127,417.00 | $1,958.00 | $129,375.00 |
| Paula Carney | Associate Provost | Senior Officer | $127,292.00 | $2,083.00 | $129,375.00 |
| Richard J. Darga | Dean Library & Instruction Svc | Senior Officer | $127,098.00 | $0.00 | $127,098.00 |
| Ehab A. Abourashed | Associate Professor | $92,658.49 | $34,227.50 | $126,885.99 | |
| David R. Kanis | Assoc VP Sp Prog/Res Admin | Senior Officer | $113,085.00 | $12,270.00 | $125,355.00 |
| Raul Garcia | Executive Director/ Controller | Unit Director | $124,591.00 | $0.00 | $124,591.00 |
| Anna Ratka | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $123,625.00 | $0.00 | $123,625.00 |
| Yolanda M. Hardy | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $122,134.50 | $1,490.50 | $123,625.00 |
| Abir T. El-Alfy | Associate Professor | $93,046.50 | $29,970.00 | $123,016.50 | |
| Mousa S. Ayyash | Associate Professor | $68,896.50 | $53,161.50 | $122,058.00 | |
| Victor K. Akatsa | Associate Professor | $85,266.75 | $36,240.00 | $121,506.75 | |
| Kimberly Black-Parker | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $84,788.00 | $35,243.50 | $120,031.50 |
| Denisha L. Hendricks | Dir Athletics, Intram & Rec | Senior Officer | $119,795.50 | $0.00 | $119,795.50 |
| Lisa A. Young | Director Wellness Center | Unit Director | $100,119.00 | $19,553.20 | $119,672.20 |
| Jan-Jo Chen | Professor | $87,992.25 | $29,660.50 | $117,652.75 | |
| Farhad F. Simyar | Professor | $114,143.25 | $0.00 | $114,143.25 | |
| Charisse L. Johnson | Assistant Dean | Other Administrator | $114,045.50 | $0.00 | $114,045.50 |
| Maricela Aranda | Assoc VP of Admin & Finance | Senior Officer | $113,505.00 | $0.00 | $113,505.00 |
| Robin M. Hawkins | Assoc V.P & Assoc Gen Counsel | Senior Officer | $105,420.50 | $8,000.00 | $113,420.50 |
| Agber Dimah | Professor | $102,801.49 | $10,391.00 | $113,192.49 | |
| Joseph A. Balogun | Professor | $113,185.99 | $0.00 | $113,185.99 | |
| Robert J. Chierico | Professor | $93,667.50 | $17,873.25 | $111,540.75 | |
| Arrileen A. Patawaran | Executive Dir. of Budget & RP | Unit Director | $111,166.59 | $0.00 | $111,166.59 |
| Nancy C. Grim | Assistant Dean | Other Administrator | $100,688.07 | $9,589.33 | $110,277.40 |
| Brenda F. Pruitt-Annisette | Assistant Professor | $109,273.00 | $0.00 | $109,273.00 | |
| William L. Howard | Professor | $84,114.00 | $24,684.00 | $108,798.00 | |
| Venkateswara D. Potluri | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $102,267.00 | $4,648.50 | $106,915.50 |
| Deborah A. Harper-Brown | Clinical AssociateProf./ 12Mo. | Associate Professor | $106,892.50 | $0.00 | $106,892.50 |
| Forrest E. Hazard | Professor | $106,674.00 | $0.00 | $106,674.00 | |
| Saleem M. Abuleil | Professor | $94,918.01 | $11,292.00 | $106,210.01 | |
| Khalid S. Alsamara | Professor | $94,754.25 | $10,890.00 | $105,644.25 | |
| Mikal N. Rasheed | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $92,302.00 | $12,858.00 | $105,160.00 |
| Farah C. Muscadin | Associate Vice President | Senior Officer | $104,166.60 | $0.00 | $104,166.60 |
| Miriam A. Mobley Smith | Dean College of Pharmacy | Senior Officer | $103,548.00 | $0.00 | $103,548.00 |
| Sneha Baxi Srivastava | Clinical AssociateProf./ 12Mo. | Associate Professor | $103,224.00 | $0.00 | $103,224.00 |
| Janene L. Marshall | Clinical Associate Professor | Associate Professor | $103,166.50 | $0.00 | $103,166.50 |
| Antoine T. Jenkins | Clinical AssociateProf./ 12Mo. | Associate Professor | $102,786.50 | $95.00 | $102,881.50 |
| Tadesse W. Giorgis | Professor | $87,129.75 | $15,743.00 | $102,872.75 | |
| Lindsay P. Bicknell-Hentges | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $93,345.00 | $8,890.00 | $102,235.00 |
| Zafar A. Bokhari | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $94,655.00 | $7,502.50 | $102,157.50 |
| Ernst Coupet | Associate Professor | $95,565.00 | $6,278.00 | $101,843.00 | |
| Michael N. Mayo | Chief Internal Auditor | Senior Officer | $101,660.00 | $0.00 | $101,660.00 |
| Cecil B. Lucy | VP of Administration & Finance | Vice President | $99,166.61 | $2,153.52 | $101,320.13 |
| Heather E. Fields | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $100,981.50 | $0.00 | $100,981.50 |
| Rebecca M. Castner | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $100,981.50 | $0.00 | $100,981.50 |
| Sabah Hussein | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $100,981.50 | $0.00 | $100,981.50 |
| Wolanyo F. Kpo | Professor | $90,010.50 | $10,166.00 | $100,176.50 | |
| Cindy Leslie A. Roberson | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $100,165.00 | $0.00 | $100,165.00 |
| Nadeem Fazal | Professor | $95,901.00 | $3,946.25 | $99,847.25 | |
| Mohammad A. Newaz | Professor | $95,608.24 | $4,000.00 | $99,608.24 | |
| Lewis Myers | Associate Professor | $96,125.51 | $3,200.00 | $99,325.51 | |
| Jamilah R. Jor dan | Interim Associate Dean | Unit Director | $87,710.50 | $11,151.00 | $98,861.50 |
| Mark A. Erhart | Professor | $92,079.00 | $6,715.50 | $98,794.50 | |
| Walid M. Al-Ghoul | Professor | $75,097.76 | $23,294.97 | $98,392.73 | |
| Timothy E. Harrington | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $87,940.00 | $9,841.00 | $97,781.00 |
| Latrice E. Williams | Director Instituional Research | Unit Director | $97,750.00 | $0.00 | $97,750.00 |
| Shelia A. Collins | Dean of Freshmen Yr Experience | Senior Officer | $97,750.00 | $0.00 | $97,750.00 |
| Flora K. Luseno | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $91,751.00 | $5,170.50 | $96,921.50 |
| Louis M. Wright | Exec.Dir.,Alumni Aff & An Givg | Unit Director | $96,445.76 | $345.83 | $96,791.59 |
| Lalita Prasad-Reddy | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $96,591.00 | $200.00 | $96,791.00 |
| Aida Abraha | Interim Associate Dean | Unit Director | $88,263.00 | $8,406.00 | $96,669.00 |
| Luba Y. Burman | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $92,400.00 | $4,200.00 | $96,600.00 |
| Ayesha M. Khan | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $95,770.50 | $0.00 | $95,770.50 |
| Alexander Kantorovich | Clinical Assistant Prof./12Mo. | Assistant Professor | $86,971.50 | $8,662.50 | $95,634.00 |
| Rong L. He | Associate Professor | $69,931.50 | $25,124.00 | $95,055.50 | |
| Tatjana Petrova | Associate Professor | $94,460.70 | $71.25 | $94,531.95 | |
| Cheri T. Sidney | Assoc VP of Enrollment Mgmt | Senior Officer | $94,420.00 | $0.00 | $94,420.00 |
| Lillian K. Dawson | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $89,958.00 | $4,089.00 | $94,047.00 |
| Philip C. Aka | Professor | $71,863.50 | $22,106.00 | $93,969.50 | |
| Ivy M. Dunn | Interim Associate Dean | Other Administrator | $84,501.00 | $9,389.00 | $93,890.00 |
| Richard J. Solakiewicz | Professor | $86,409.00 | $7,133.00 | $93,542.00 | |
| Sabrina A. Land | Director | Unit Director | $93,475.91 | $0.00 | $93,475.91 |
| Duc P. Do | Associate Professor | $93,003.26 | $0.00 | $93,003.26 | |
| Deidre Cato | Director Judicial Affairs & Compliance | Unit Director | $92,920.00 | $0.00 | $92,920.00 |
| Edmundo J. Garcia-Solis | Academic Chairperson | Other Administrator | $92,407.50 | $190.00 | $92,597.50 |
| Melany P. Puglisi-Weening | Associate Professor | $91,028.25 | $1,500.00 | $92,528.25 | |
| Sherri F. Seyfried | Professor | $73,855.76 | $18,597.15 | $92,452.91 | |
| Emmett L. Bradbury | Associate Professor | $85,309.76 | $6,924.00 | $92,233.76 | |
| Elise M. Gilbert | Clinical Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor | $92,155.14 | $0.00 | $92,155.14 |
| Virginia S. Shen | Professor | $83,377.99 | $8,579.75 | $91,957.74 |
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