President Jackie Thomas was the highest-earning individual at Western Illinois University in 2016, with total compensation reaching $254,923 according to a West Central Reporter analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.
The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $13,629,702.11 in 2016.
Provost and Academic Vice President Kathleen Neumann was the second-highest earning individual, with $180,522 in 2016, followed by Director of the Engineering Program William Pratt ($166,092), Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joseph Rives ($165,490), and Dean of the College of Business and Technology William Bailey ($161,304).
The following table list the top 100 salary earners at WIU.
| Name | Title | Position | Base Salary | Additional Salary | Total Compensation |
| JACKIE THOMAS | President | $254,923.00 | $0.00 | $254,923.00 | |
| KATHLEEN NEUMANN | PROVOST AND ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT | Vice President | $180,522.00 | $0.00 | $180,522.00 |
| WILLIAM F. PRATT | DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING PROGRAM | Professor | $166,092.00 | $0.00 | $166,092.00 |
| JOSEPH RIVES | VICE PRESIDENT FOR QUAD CITIES AND PLANNING | Vice President | $165,490.00 | $0.00 | $165,490.00 |
| WILLIAM C. BAILEY | DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY | Other Administrator | $161,304.00 | $0.00 | $161,304.00 |
| WILLIAM T. CLOW | DEAN, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION | Other Administrator | $158,364.00 | $0.00 | $158,364.00 |
| CHARLES R. PRYOR | Associate Professor | $137,736.00 | $18,223.00 | $155,959.00 | |
| SUSAN MARTINELLI | DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES | Other Administrator | $154,488.00 | $0.00 | $154,488.00 |
| ROGER C. VIADERO JR | DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | Unit Director | $152,196.00 | $0.00 | $152,196.00 |
| CRAIG A. CONRAD | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF MANAGEMENT | Professor | $150,624.00 | $0.00 | $150,624.00 |
| BRADLEY LEE BAINTER | VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES | Vice President | $150,303.00 | $0.00 | $150,303.00 |
| ERSKINE R. SMITH | DEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES | Other Administrator | $150,000.00 | $0.00 | $150,000.00 |
| JAMES T. KENNY | Professor | $134,982.00 | $14,767.00 | $149,749.00 | |
| SARA DENISE SIMONSON | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION | Professor | $133,551.00 | $15,844.97 | $149,395.97 |
| GREGG S. WOODRUFF | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ACCOUNTANCY | Associate Professor | $149,340.00 | $0.00 | $149,340.00 |
| MANDEEP SINGH | Professor | $134,532.00 | $14,718.00 | $149,250.00 | |
| STEPHEN L. FRAZIER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY (CIO) | Senior Officer | $149,229.00 | $0.00 | $149,229.00 |
| IRAJ KALANTARI | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF MATHEMATICS | Professor | $149,049.00 | $0.00 | $149,049.00 |
| SHARON A. EVANS | ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLL. OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION | Other Administrator | $148,896.00 | $0.00 | $148,896.00 |
| JAMES L. PATTERSON | ASST DEAN, QC COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY | Other Administrator | $146,928.00 | $0.00 | $146,928.00 |
| CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS MERRETT | DIRECTOR, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR RURAL AFFAIRS | Unit Director | $146,904.00 | $0.00 | $146,904.00 |
| PETER L. CALENGAS | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF GEOLOGY | Professor | $146,808.00 | $0.00 | $146,808.00 |
| TEJ K. KAUL | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ECONOMICS | Professor | $144,888.00 | $0.00 | $144,888.00 |
| P LEA MONAHAN | DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF NURSING | Professor | $144,732.00 | $0.00 | $144,732.00 |
| NANCY PAGE PARSONS | ASSOCIATE PROVOST & ASSOCIATE VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | Senior Officer | $144,717.00 | $0.00 | $144,717.00 |
| IN LEE | Professor | $118,737.00 | $25,960.00 | $144,697.00 | |
| MARK S. BOLEY | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF PHYSICS | Professor | $143,172.00 | $0.00 | $143,172.00 |
| MICHAEL G. LORENZEN | DEAN, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES | Other Administrator | $142,800.00 | $0.00 | $142,800.00 |
| MATTHEW J. BIERMAN | DIRECTOR, BUDGET | Unit Director | $126,166.00 | $16,500.00 | $142,666.00 |
| DON T. JOHNSON | Professor | $129,357.00 | $13,186.50 | $142,543.50 | |
| CINDY J. DOOLEY | ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLL OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES | Other Administrator | $142,320.00 | $0.00 | $142,320.00 |
| CARLA PACIOTTO | Professor | $97,866.00 | $44,196.50 | $142,062.50 | |
| GLORIA ANN DELANY-BARMANN | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ED LDRSHP & INTERDISC STUDIES | Professor | $119,596.50 | $22,270.83 | $141,867.33 |
| RONALD C. WILLIAMS | ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT | Senior Officer | $140,156.84 | $0.00 | $140,156.84 |
| DENNIS M. DEVOLDER | DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES | Professor | $140,100.00 | $0.00 | $140,100.00 |
| SOON SUK YOON | Professor | $130,059.00 | $10,000.00 | $140,059.00 | |
| RUTH MARIE KELLY | Professor | $109,053.00 | $30,724.00 | $139,777.00 | |
| KAREN LEE SEARS | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY | Professor | $138,936.00 | $0.00 | $138,936.00 |
| JEANNE D. STIERMAN | ASSISTANT DEAN FOR LIBRARY OPERATIONS | Other Administrator | $138,864.00 | $0.00 | $138,864.00 |
| WINTHROP B. PHIPPEN | Professor | $133,081.50 | $4,128.00 | $137,209.50 | |
| JOHN F. WOZNIAK | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | Professor | $136,980.00 | $0.00 | $136,980.00 |
| KENNETH WAYNE DURKIN | Professor | $136,932.00 | $0.00 | $136,932.00 | |
| ANDREW J. BAKER | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF AGRICULTURE | Professor | $135,312.00 | $1,594.00 | $136,906.00 |
| HOYET H. HEMPHILL | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECH & TELECOMM | Professor | $136,836.00 | $0.00 | $136,836.00 |
| ROSE MARIE MCCONNELL | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF CHEMISTRY | Professor | $135,984.00 | $0.00 | $135,984.00 |
| PEPPI MICHELLE KENNY | Professor | $122,409.00 | $13,383.50 | $135,792.50 | |
| STEVEN M. ROCK | Professor | $118,458.00 | $17,289.89 | $135,747.89 | |
| LORETTE SONIA ODEN | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF HEALTH SCIENCES & SOCIAL WORK | Professor | $135,660.00 | $0.00 | $135,660.00 |
| LORI BAKER-SPERRY | Professor | $93,114.00 | $42,285.40 | $135,399.40 | |
| DANIEL GENE YODER | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF REC, PARK AND TOURISM ADMIN | Professor | $135,372.00 | $0.00 | $135,372.00 |
| RUSSELL EDWARD MORGAN | ASSOCIATE PROVOST & ASSOCIATE VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | Senior Officer | $134,966.00 | $0.00 | $134,966.00 |
| CHANDRA S. AMARAVADI | Professor | $121,104.00 | $13,192.00 | $134,296.00 | |
| CLAYTON RAY DIEZ | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | Professor | $133,236.00 | $0.00 | $133,236.00 |
| MICHAEL L. MCGOWAN | Professor | $118,035.00 | $15,161.00 | $133,196.00 | |
| RICHARD J. HARDY | DIRECTOR, ILLINOIS CENTENNIAL HONORS COLLEGE | Unit Director | $130,560.00 | $0.00 | $130,560.00 |
| RICHARD W. CARTER | DIR, DISTANCE LEARNING, INT'L STUDIES, & OUTREACH | Unit Director | $130,056.00 | $0.00 | $130,056.00 |
| TRACY L. DAVIS | Professor | $114,240.00 | $15,219.00 | $129,459.00 | |
| HUISHAN WAN | Assistant Professor | $121,896.00 | $7,500.00 | $129,396.00 | |
| SUSAN MARIE STEWART | Professor | $115,704.00 | $13,628.00 | $129,332.00 | |
| JILL JOLINE MYERS | DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUSTICE ADMI | Professor | $126,023.37 | $2,779.09 | $128,802.46 |
| AIMEE DUNN SHOUSE | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF WOMEN'S STUDIES | Professor | $127,668.00 | $1,000.00 | $128,668.00 |
| JAMES A. RABCHUK | ASSISTANT DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | Other Administrator | $128,424.00 | $0.00 | $128,424.00 |
| PETER JORGENSEN | CHAIRPERSON, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION | Professor | $127,788.00 | $500.00 | $128,288.00 |
| TAMMIE L. WALKER | Professor | $119,794.50 | $8,278.51 | $128,073.01 | |
| GREGORY P. MONTALVO JR | Professor | $116,319.00 | $11,360.00 | $127,679.00 | |
| KEITH A. BOECKELMAN | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE | Professor | $127,524.00 | $0.00 | $127,524.00 |
| SCOTT A. COKER | DIRECTOR, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Unit Director | $126,684.00 | $0.00 | $126,684.00 |
| ZHIQIANG YAN | Associate Professor | $115,938.00 | $10,421.00 | $126,359.00 | |
| BYOUNG J. LEE | Professor | $113,526.00 | $12,614.00 | $126,140.00 | |
| CHARLES A. WRIGHT | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ART | Professor | $125,940.00 | $0.00 | $125,940.00 |
| KATHARINE A. PAWELKO | Professor | $112,725.00 | $12,812.00 | $125,537.00 | |
| GORDON PETTIT | CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS ST. | Professor | $125,520.00 | $0.00 | $125,520.00 |
| JOSEPH J. DOBSON | Professor | $114,768.00 | $10,696.00 | $125,464.00 | |
| HONGBOK LEE | Professor | $120,924.00 | $4,412.50 | $125,336.50 | |
| SUMESH J. PHILIP | Associate Professor | $102,303.00 | $22,511.00 | $124,814.00 | |
| AMY PATRICK MOSSMAN | Professor | $124,584.00 | $0.00 | $124,584.00 | |
| JAMES CLAYTON STEGALL | Professor | $123,072.50 | $800.00 | $123,872.50 | |
| JAMES ALAN SCHMIDT | ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES | Other Administrator | $122,952.00 | $0.00 | $122,952.00 |
| MARTIN J. MASKARINEC | Professor | $120,537.00 | $2,000.00 | $122,537.00 | |
| ROGER L. SADLER | Professor | $107,478.00 | $14,824.00 | $122,302.00 | |
| KATRINA M. DAYTNER | ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLL OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES | Other Administrator | $122,004.00 | $0.00 | $122,004.00 |
| THOMAS J. CODY | Professor | $107,640.00 | $14,160.00 | $121,800.00 | |
| WILLIAM J. POLLEY | ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY | Other Administrator | $121,536.00 | $0.00 | $121,536.00 |
| KYLE RICHARD MAYBORN | ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES | Other Administrator | $121,407.00 | $0.00 | $121,407.00 |
| MARY M. JENSEN | Professor | $114,885.00 | $6,382.00 | $121,267.00 | |
| H JON JONES | Professor | $109,107.00 | $11,989.00 | $121,096.00 | |
| D DIANE SANDAGE | Associate Professor | $79,956.00 | $41,086.71 | $121,042.71 | |
| DOUGLAS J. MARCH | Professor | $108,954.00 | $11,987.00 | $120,941.00 | |
| LESLIE ALLISON MELIM | Professor | $101,412.00 | $19,428.00 | $120,840.00 | |
| TARA NUSSMAN WESTERHOLD | Associate Professor | $88,128.00 | $32,472.00 | $120,600.00 | |
| DANIEL A. ROMANO | DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY | Unit Director | $120,456.00 | $0.00 | $120,456.00 |
| MICHAEL ANTHONY ROMANO | Professor | $113,643.00 | $6,189.00 | $119,832.00 | |
| STEVEN C. HUNT | Associate Professor | $113,562.00 | $6,101.00 | $119,663.00 | |
| SHENGMING TANG | Professor | $107,802.00 | $11,777.00 | $119,579.00 | |
| LLOYD C. KILMER | ASSISTANT DEAN, COLLEGE OF ED & HUMAN SERV - QC | Other Administrator | $119,040.00 | $0.00 | $119,040.00 |
| MIKHAIL V. GRACHEV | Professor | $111,951.00 | $6,219.50 | $118,170.50 | |
| EUGENE W. MATHES | Professor | $117,963.00 | $0.00 | $117,963.00 | |
| KA SING MAN | Professor | $106,128.00 | $11,792.00 | $117,920.00 | |
| LEAUNDA S. HEMPHILL | Professor | $97,830.00 | $19,970.00 | $117,800.00 | |
| LORAN D. ERDMANN | Professor | $109,287.00 | $8,469.00 | $117,756.00 |
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