Dean and Senior Officer Dimitri Azar was the highest-earning individual at University of Illinois at Chicago in 2016, with total compensation reaching $750,239, 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 $29,280,732.28 in 2016.
Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs Robert Barish was the second-highest earning individual, with $680,000 in 2016, followed by Professor Asrar Malik ($454,236), Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Martin Borhani ($400,000), and Chancellor and Vice President Michael Dimitrios Amiridis ($400,000).
The following table list the top 100 salary earners at U of I at Chicago.
| Name | Title | Position | Base Salary | Additional Salary | Total Compensation |
| Dimitri T. Azar | DEAN | Senior Officer | $503,453.00 | $246,786.87 | $750,239.87 |
| Robert Barish | V CHANC FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS | Vice Chancellor | $330,000.00 | $350,000.00 | $680,000.00 |
| Asrar B. Malik | PROF (RT) | Professor | $454,236.00 | $0.00 | $454,236.00 |
| Martin Borhani | ASSOC PROF OF CLIN SURG | Associate Professor | $400,000.00 | $0.00 | $400,000.00 |
| Michael Dimitrios Amiridis | CHANC UIC & VPRES UI | Chancellor | $203,703.61 | $196,296.39 | $400,000.00 |
| Avijit Ghosh | CHIEF EXEC OFCR | Unit Director | $381,247.31 | $12,000.00 | $393,247.31 |
| Jerry Krishnan | ASSOC VCHAN POP HLTH SCI | Vice Chancellor | $392,177.25 | $0.00 | $392,177.25 |
| Jodi S. Joyce | ASSOC VCHAN QLTY | Vice Chancellor | $367,710.00 | $22,106.79 | $389,816.79 |
| Robert A. Winn | DIR | Unit Director | $342,500.00 | $45,000.00 | $387,500.00 |
| Martha L. Daviglus | PROF (RT) | Professor | $307,479.38 | $68,250.00 | $375,729.38 |
| Michael B. Mikhail | DEAN | Senior Officer | $317,946.00 | $50,670.00 | $368,616.00 |
| Jerry L. Bauman | DEAN | Senior Officer | $269,100.00 | $93,400.00 | $362,500.00 |
| Bellur S. Prabhakar | PROF (RT) | Professor | $318,229.26 | $42,280.20 | $360,509.46 |
| Susan Poser | V CHANC ACAD AFF & PROVOST | Vice Chancellor | $275,000.00 | $85,000.00 | $360,000.00 |
| Clark Stanford | DEAN | Senior Officer | $250,000.00 | $110,000.00 | $360,000.00 |
| Jack H. Kaplan | GOLDBERG PROF (RT) | Professor | $320,196.68 | $31,595.63 | $351,792.31 |
| Michael B. Zenn | CHIEF FIN OFCR | Unit Director | $336,000.00 | $0.00 | $336,000.00 |
| Susan R. Ross | VST PROF | Professor | $335,000.00 | $0.00 | $335,000.00 |
| Enrico Benedetti | PROF (CT) | Professor | $176,646.62 | $154,000.00 | $330,646.62 |
| Larry Tobacman | PROF OF MED | Professor | $244,198.16 | $85,902.39 | $330,100.55 |
| Mitra Dutta | V CHANC FOR RES | Vice Chancellor | $254,892.00 | $74,047.00 | $328,939.00 |
| Paul Brandt-Rauf | DEAN | Senior Officer | $267,106.00 | $60,705.00 | $327,811.00 |
| Stephen D. Campbell | PROF (CT) | Professor | $303,933.53 | $20,021.39 | $323,954.92 |
| Paula Allen-Meares | PROF (RT) | Professor | $322,504.00 | $0.00 | $322,504.00 |
| Dale Edward Beatty | CHIEF NURS OFCR | Unit Director | $320,000.00 | $0.00 | $320,000.00 |
| Jan Kitajewski | VST PROF (RT) | Professor | $320,000.00 | $0.00 | $320,000.00 |
| Terri E. Weaver | DEAN | Senior Officer | $258,282.00 | $61,718.00 | $320,000.00 |
| David H. Loffing | CHIEF OPER OFCR | Unit Director | $320,000.00 | $0.00 | $320,000.00 |
| Jeff H. Nearhoof | V CHANC FOR DEVLP | Senior Officer | $319,300.00 | $0.00 | $319,300.00 |
| Bruce S. Graham | PROF (CT) | Professor | $309,726.70 | $0.00 | $309,726.70 |
| Bernard H. Pygon | ASSOC PROF OF CLIN ANESTH | Associate Professor | $248,945.04 | $60,000.00 | $308,945.04 |
| Sepideh Amin-Hanjani | PHYSN SURG | Assistant Professor | $306,000.00 | $0.00 | $306,000.00 |
| Michael Miloro | PROF (CT) | Professor | $246,700.00 | $55,000.00 | $301,700.00 |
| Marcelo Bento De Mello Soares | PROF (RT) | Professor | $260,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $300,000.00 |
| Damiano Rondelli | PROF (CT) | Professor | $153,394.24 | $143,825.00 | $297,219.24 |
| Astrida Orle Tantillo | DEAN | Senior Officer | $231,702.00 | $57,925.00 | $289,627.00 |
| Victor Roland Gordeuk | PROF (RT) | Professor | $288,000.00 | $0.00 | $288,000.00 |
| William H. Chamberlin | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFCR | Unit Director | $230,250.00 | $55,750.00 | $286,000.00 |
| Robin J. Mermelstein | PROF | Professor | $214,257.25 | $70,000.00 | $284,257.25 |
| Mark Donovan | V CHANC ADMN SERV | Vice Chancellor | $254,140.00 | $30,000.00 | $284,140.00 |
| Xiaohong Joe Zhou | CTR AFFL | No Rank or Other | $196,037.40 | $85,110.88 | $281,148.28 |
| Peter C. Nelson | DEAN | Senior Officer | $224,749.00 | $53,437.00 | $278,186.00 |
| Audrius Polikaitis | ASST VP IT CHIEF INFO OFCR | Vice President | $275,161.25 | $0.00 | $275,161.25 |
| Gregory G. Freund | PROF (RT) | Professor | $183,081.38 | $92,000.00 | $275,081.38 |
| Zheng Wei Chen | PROF (RT) | Professor | $275,037.00 | $0.00 | $275,037.00 |
| Jerry Bona | PROF | Professor | $274,175.00 | $0.00 | $274,175.00 |
| Sara L. Rusch | PROF OF CLIN MED | Professor | $108,663.42 | $165,173.54 | $273,836.96 |
| Bo Fernhall | DEAN | Senior Officer | $190,922.00 | $80,274.00 | $271,196.00 |
| Scott T. Brady | PROF | Professor | $270,190.94 | $0.00 | $270,190.94 |
| David C. Marder | DIR, UNIV HLTH SERV | Unit Director | $267,367.00 | $0.00 | $267,367.00 |
| Marcio A. da Fonseca | ASSOC PROF (CT) | Associate Professor | $216,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $266,000.00 |
| Barbara Henley | VICE CHANC FOR STDNT AFF | Vice Chancellor | $265,168.05 | $0.00 | $265,168.05 |
| Kevin A. Dorsey | DIR MANAGED CARE & BUS DEVLP | Unit Director | $197,060.90 | $68,054.00 | $265,114.90 |
| Viswanathan Natarajan | PROF (RT) | Professor | $264,442.00 | $0.00 | $264,442.00 |
| Judith A. Cook | PROF (RT) | Professor | $162,659.08 | $100,288.45 | $262,947.53 |
| Pradeep K. Dudeja | PROF (RT) | Professor | $235,573.00 | $25,000.00 | $260,573.00 |
| Mary D. Stephenson | PROF (CT) | Professor | $185,400.00 | $75,000.00 | $260,400.00 |
| Luisa A. DiPietro | PROF (RT) | Professor | $209,305.00 | $50,000.00 | $259,305.00 |
| Frank Goldberg | CHIEF BUS OFCR | Unit Director | $258,337.50 | $0.00 | $258,337.50 |
| Stephanie M. Grinage | ASSOC VC FOR MED ADV | Vice Chancellor | $257,500.00 | $0.00 | $257,500.00 |
| Patricia W. Finn | PROF (RT) | Professor | $256,900.00 | $0.00 | $256,900.00 |
| Steve Everett | DEAN | Senior Officer | $250,555.00 | $5,945.00 | $256,500.00 |
| Creasie F. Hairston | DEAN | Senior Officer | $255,464.00 | $0.00 | $255,464.00 |
| Marian Fitzgibbon | PROF | Professor | $239,395.26 | $15,275.00 | $254,670.26 |
| Saul J. Weiner | VICE PROV PLNG & PRGMS | Other Administrator | $182,809.00 | $71,791.00 | $254,600.00 |
| Ghanshyam N. Pandey | PROF (RT) | Professor | $230,018.65 | $22,432.82 | $252,451.47 |
| Marc S. Atkins | PROF (CT) | Professor | $156,550.00 | $95,000.00 | $251,550.00 |
| Anand Kumar | PROF (CT) | Professor | $225,655.49 | $25,000.00 | $250,655.49 |
| Mark I. Rosenblatt | PROF | Professor | $200,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $250,000.00 |
| James W. Pellegrino | PROF | Professor | $245,000.00 | $5,000.00 | $250,000.00 |
| Simon T. Alford | PROF (RT) | Professor | $250,000.00 | $0.00 | $250,000.00 |
| Tyrone A. Forman | V PROVOST FOR DVSTY | Unit Director | $242,550.00 | $5,512.50 | $248,062.50 |
| Larry H. Danziger | PROF | Professor | $207,603.00 | $40,000.00 | $247,603.00 |
| Jeffrey D. Fortman | DIR, BIOLOGIC RES LAB | Unit Director | $227,688.24 | $18,000.00 | $245,688.24 |
| Philip S. Yu | PROF | Professor | $244,950.02 | $0.00 | $244,950.02 |
| Michael Anthony Pagano | DEAN | Senior Officer | $215,990.00 | $26,439.00 | $242,429.00 |
| Somnath Das | PROF | Professor | $242,098.27 | $0.00 | $242,098.27 |
| Steven G. Rivkin | PROF | Professor | $241,793.00 | $0.00 | $241,793.00 |
| Charles E. Ray | PROF (CT) | Professor | $190,550.00 | $50,000.00 | $240,550.00 |
| Peter Burkiewicz | ASST VCHANC BUS DEV | Vice Chancellor | $240,000.00 | $0.00 | $240,000.00 |
| Tzong Guang Peter Tsay | PROF (CT) | Professor | $239,668.53 | $0.00 | $239,668.53 |
| Sandra Jean Wayne | PROF | Professor | $219,568.55 | $19,800.00 | $239,368.55 |
| Peter Howard Gann | PROF (RT) | Professor | $228,430.00 | $10,275.00 | $238,705.00 |
| Stevan M. Weine | PROF (CT) | Professor | $191,997.24 | $46,439.58 | $238,436.82 |
| James W. Schmidt | ATHL DIR | Unit Director | $237,336.00 | $0.00 | $237,336.00 |
| David L. Perkins | PROF (RT) | Professor | $236,765.00 | $0.00 | $236,765.00 |
| Kent L. Knoernschild | PROF (CT) | Professor | $195,900.77 | $40,000.00 | $235,900.77 |
| Michael W. Naylor | ASSOC PROF OF CLIN PSYCHIAT | Associate Professor | $235,789.70 | $0.00 | $235,789.70 |
| Bernard J. Turnock | CLIN PROF | Professor | $208,719.00 | $27,000.00 | $235,719.00 |
| Lyndon F. Cooper | PROF (RT) | Professor | $195,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $235,000.00 |
| Farhad Ansari | PROF OF CIVIL ENGR | Professor | $214,503.45 | $20,000.00 | $234,503.45 |
| Alex Stewart Stagnaro-Green | PROF | Professor | $155,800.00 | $76,875.00 | $232,675.00 |
| Michael Warren Redding | V CHANC FOR PUB & GOV AFF | Vice Chancellor | $230,860.00 | $0.00 | $230,860.00 |
| Alfred Walter Tatum | DEAN | Senior Officer | $155,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $230,000.00 |
| Ilir Zenku | ASST VCHAN HLTH SYST IT | Vice Chancellor | $229,456.50 | $0.00 | $229,456.50 |
| William T. Beck | PROF OF PHARM | Professor | $229,061.60 | $0.00 | $229,061.60 |
| Peter Pfanner | EXEC DIR OF INNOVATION CTR | Unit Director | $228,088.13 | $0.00 | $228,088.13 |
| Robert S. Chirinko | PROF | Professor | $227,888.55 | $0.00 | $227,888.55 |
| John E. Tulley | PROF OF CLIN MED | Associate Professor | $139,351.70 | $87,289.25 | $226,640.95 |
| Lisa Pitler | ASST VICE CHANC, RES ADMIN | Vice Chancellor | 225500 | $0.00 | 225500 |
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