Chicago City Wire

Cook County’s 3,585 coaches earned an average salary of $94,724 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This is the fourth highest average salary per county earned by coaches at Illinois post-secondary schools during 2022.

Cook County is home to 27 post-secondary schools that paid coaches during 2022. Among them, Northwestern University stood out with the highest average coaching salary of $675,616.

Male coaches of men's teams received $124,555 on average in Cook County, while female coaches in charge of women's teams earned an average of $60,098.

Research from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management found NCAA coaches are compensated like CEOs, with top coaches earning more than $1.5 million annually.

Institution	Salary
Northwestern University	$675,616
DePaul University	$305,798
Loyola University Chicago	$138,288
University of Illinois Chicago	$109,459
University of Chicago	$77,440
Chicago State University	$57,589
Roosevelt University	$45,656
Concordia University-Chicago	$40,251
Trinity Christian College	$39,287
North Park University	$35,714