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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Top earner at Northern Illinois University brought home $450K in 2016

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University President Douglas Baker was the highest-earning individual at Northern Illinois University in 2016, with total compensation reaching $450,000 according to a DeKalb Times analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data. 

The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $19,129,563.93 in 2016.

Associate Vice President Sean T. Frazier was the second-highest earning individual, with $352,500 in 2016, followed by Professor Timothy West ($298,532), Vice President and Chief Information Officer Stephen Coryell ($290,000), and Executive Vice President and Provost Lisa Freeman ($280,000). 

The following table list the top 100 salary earners at NIU.

Name

Title

Position

Base Salary

Additional Salary

Total Compensation

Douglas D. Baker

President

$450,000.00

$0.00

$450,000.00

Sean T. Frazier

Associate Vice President

Senior Officer

$280,000.08

$72,500.00

$352,500.08

Timothy D. West

Professor

$156,880.44

$141,651.79

$298,532.23

Stephen B. Coryell

Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Vice President

$290,000.16

$0.00

$290,000.16

Lisa C. Freeman

Exec Vp & Provost

Vice President

$203,500.08

$76,500.00

$280,000.08

Catherine B. Squires

Vice President

$250,000.08

$25,000.08

$275,000.16

Rebecca S. Shortridge

Chair

Other Administrator

$171,375.75

$92,100.80

$263,476.55

Jonathan E. Furr

Director

Unit Director

$260,000.16

$0.00

$260,000.16

James C. Young

Professor

$171,181.50

$88,522.92

$259,704.42

Denise D. Schoenbachler

Dean

Other Administrator

$221,847.12

$36,000.00

$257,847.12

Promod Vohra

Dean

Other Administrator

$247,043.28

$10,000.08

$257,043.36

Harlan R. Teller

Interim VP Marketing & Communications

Vice President

$250,000.08

$0.00

$250,000.08

Alan D. Phillips

Vice President Administration and Finance

Vice President

$245,000.16

$0.00

$245,000.16

Jerry D. Blakemore

Vice President and General Counsel

Vice President

$235,000.08

$0.00

$235,000.08

Chang Liu

Chair

Other Administrator

$176,368.80

$56,600.04

$232,968.84

Katrina L. Mantzke

Associate Professor

$140,180.20

$91,990.08

$232,170.28

Swapan Chaterji

Professor

$189,750.06

$41,850.45

$231,600.51

Christopher K. McCord

Dean

Other Administrator

$192,714.48

$37,285.92

$230,000.40

James M. Johnson

Professor

$175,000.14

$40,759.75

$215,759.89

Bradrick M. Cripe

Associate Professor

$141,342.84

$72,294.48

$213,637.32

Pamela A. Smith

Professor

$141,129.18

$68,542.02

$209,671.20

Nicholas T. Karonis

Chair

Other Administrator

$190,512.00

$18,876.00

$209,388.00

Leonard L. Lundstrum

Professor

$149,569.74

$59,710.12

$209,279.86

Anne C. Kaplan

Vice President of Outreach, Engagement, and Regional Development

Vice President

$207,723.84

$0.00

$207,723.84

David H. Sinason

Professor

$138,784.68

$67,332.20

$206,116.88

Eric A. Weldy

Vice President

$205,000.08

$0.00

$205,000.08

Geoffrey L. Gordon

Chair

Other Administrator

$176,880.24

$27,200.00

$204,080.24

Mark W. Cordes

Dean

Other Administrator

$177,018.24

$26,250.08

$203,268.32

Robert M. Peterson

Professor

$130,868.46

$69,350.00

$200,218.46

Gerald C. Blazey

Vice President, Research and Innovative Partnerships

Vice President

$154,335.12

$45,164.88

$199,500.00

Brian D. Clinton

Professor

$132,603.84

$64,049.44

$196,653.28

Chih-Chen Lee

Professor

$144,996.30

$50,208.08

$195,204.38

J H. Smith

Director

Unit Director

$195,000.00

$0.00

$195,000.00

Sarah J. Marsh

Chair

Other Administrator

$171,363.12

$20,400.00

$191,763.12

Sanjib Basu

Professor/Statistics Division Director

Professor

$157,139.76

$34,427.92

$191,567.68

Natalie T. Churyk

Professor

$133,190.28

$56,982.20

$190,172.48

Marisa A. Benson

Associate Vice President, Project and Process Management

Senior Officer

$190,008.00

$0.00

$190,008.00

Andrew A. Bjerken

Chief Information Security Offer

Senior Officer

$190,000.08

$0.00

$190,000.08

Purushothaman Damodaran

Chair

Other Administrator

$175,846.32

$13,424.88

$189,271.20

Omar A. Ghrayeb

Associate Dean, Outreach and Undergraduate Programs

Other Administrator

$161,068.32

$25,561.79

$186,630.11

Lei Zhou

Associate Professor

$147,995.46

$37,900.02

$185,895.48

Murali Krishnamurthi

Provost, Vice for Faculty Affairs

Senior Officer

$170,000.16

$15,000.12

$185,000.28

Donald E. Tidrick

Professor

$126,868.32

$57,670.04

$184,538.36

Jon Briscoe

Professor

$126,844.38

$57,500.08

$184,344.46

Susan M. Mini

Provost, Vice, Resource Planning

Senior Officer

$150,469.44

$32,258.49

$182,727.93

Elizabeth R. Towell

Dean, Associate

Other Administrator

$170,982.24

$9,600.00

$180,582.24

Charles E. Downing

Professor

$138,767.58

$41,000.00

$179,767.58

Vernese E. Edghill-Walden

Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer

Senior Officer

$169,583.48

$9,999.96

$179,583.44

Pradip Majumdar

Chair

Other Administrator

$149,648.64

$29,902.92

$179,551.56

Mark E. Riley

Associate Professor

$141,969.24

$36,981.04

$178,950.28

Barton M. Sharp

Associate Professor

$118,332.72

$60,110.30

$178,443.02

Paul R. Prabhaker

Dean, Associate for Graduate Affairs and Research

Other Administrator

$175,628.40

$2,100.00

$177,728.40

La Vonne I. Neal

Associate VP, Process Improve & Op Effectiveness

Senior Officer

$134,640.00

$43,000.08

$177,640.08

Derryl E. Block

Dean

Other Administrator

$154,999.92

$22,500.00

$177,499.92

Gina K. Nicolosi

Associate Professor

$147,422.16

$28,850.00

$176,272.16

Tammy R. Waymire

Associate Professor

$144,692.28

$30,098.12

$174,790.40

Mansour Tahernezhadi

Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs

Other Administrator

$157,782.48

$16,934.36

$174,716.84

Carolinda Douglass

Provost, Vice, Academic Planning & Development

Senior Officer

$120,338.16

$52,887.54

$173,225.70

Ann C. Dzuranin

Associate Professor

$160,211.52

$11,500.00

$171,711.52

Joseph P. Matty

Associate Vice President for University Advancement

Senior Officer

$171,158.41

$0.00

$171,158.41

Nick M. Choban

Senior Director

Unit Director

$170,000.16

$0.00

$170,000.16

Mark S. Rosenbaum

Associate Professor

$116,303.76

$52,133.44

$168,437.20

Meghann A. Cefaratti

Associate Professor

$160,308.00

$7,500.00

$167,808.00

Anne L. Birberick

Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Senior Officer

$121,396.80

$46,000.44

$167,397.24

Charles G. Petersen

Professor

$124,538.58

$42,025.25

$166,563.83

David H. Taylor

Professor

$162,121.44

$3,000.02

$165,121.46

Alberta K. Solfisburg

Development Director

Unit Director

$164,835.12

$0.00

$164,835.12

Shaokun Yu

Associate Professor

$141,653.70

$23,018.04

$164,671.74

Linda J. Matuszewski

Associate Professor

$141,249.60

$22,942.04

$164,191.64

Clifford R. Mirman

Chair

Other Administrator

$151,016.40

$13,000.05

$164,016.45

Mark D. Groza

Assistant Professor

$110,000.16

$53,966.74

$163,966.90

Zhili Xiao

Professor

$98,717.76

$64,222.15

$162,939.91

Thomas R. Phillips

Chief of Police - Department of Public Safety

Unit Director

$160,008.00

$1,200.00

$161,208.00

Timothy W. Aurand

Professor

$130,216.50

$30,000.00

$160,216.50

Vijaykumar Krishnan Palghat

Associate Professor

$119,200.14

$40,050.01

$159,250.15

Bradley G. Bond

Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies

Other Administrator

$159,120.00

$0.00

$159,120.00

Amanda J. Ferguson

Assistant Professor

$127,008.00

$32,100.08

$159,108.08

Matthew M. Parks

Senior Director, Network & Communication Services

Unit Director

$158,400.00

$0.00

$158,400.00

Michael J. Syphers

Research Professor

Professor

$158,333.46

$0.00

$158,333.46

Sukesh K. Patro

Associate Professor

$147,459.60

$10,664.08

$158,123.68

Ursula Y. Sullivan

Assistant Professor

$109,710.54

$47,116.74

$156,827.28

Barrie P. Bode

Chair

Other Administrator

$152,408.16

$4,200.00

$156,608.16

Virginia L. Wilcox-Gok

Chair, Assistant

Other Administrator

$153,968.20

$0.00

$153,968.20

Andrew J. Setterstrom

Assistant Professor

$118,000.08

$35,500.00

$153,500.08

Bernard J. Harris

Chair

Other Administrator

$144,125.04

$8,700.00

$152,825.04

Celeste N. Latham

Associate Vice President, Administration

Senior Officer

$150,000.00

$0.00

$150,000.00

Kelly S. Wesener Michael

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Senior Officer

$150,000.00

$0.00

$150,000.00

James P. Burton

Associate Professor

$122,789.70

$27,200.00

$149,989.70

Michael Mann

Vice President, Associate

Senior Officer

$149,500.08

$0.00

$149,500.08

Ibrahim M. Abdel-Motaleb

Professor/Assistant to the dean for special projects

Professor

$122,986.71

$25,969.65

$148,956.36

Ross D. Powell

Professor

$127,330.92

$21,221.82

$148,552.74

Karen L. Baker

Associate Vice President, Administration & Human Resources, Compliance

Senior Officer

$148,049.28

$0.00

$148,049.28

Matthew J. Streb

Chair

Other Administrator

$126,544.08

$21,395.67

$147,939.75

Charles R. Gowen

Professor

$110,337.84

$37,500.08

$147,837.92

Anthony A. D'Andrea

Senior Gift and Estate Planning Officer-College of Business

Unit Director

$146,880.00

$0.00

$146,880.00

Nader B. Ebrahimi

Professor

$116,463.78

$30,158.35

$146,622.13

James D. House

Institutional Research Director

Unit Director

$132,593.28

$13,726.94

$146,320.22

Joel S. Milner

Visiting Professor

Professor

$145,940.00

$0.00

$145,940.00

Christine H. Mooney

Associate Professor

$121,450.32

$24,199.92

$145,650.24

Diana L. Robinson

Director

Unit Director

$145,000.08

$0.00

$145,000.08

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