Statewide, the average administrator earns $106,273, according to the 2016-17 Illinois State Board of Education report. Administrator salaries depend on the district's size, location and resources, as well as the individual's level of experience and education.
What do the highest-paid administrators earn?
Top administrator salaries
Rank
District
County
Average salary
1
Bannockburn School District 106
Lake
$191,150
2
Rosemont Elementary School District 78
Cook
$182,345
3
New Trier Township High School District 203
Cook
$177,232
4
Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271
Lee
$173,108
5
Hampton School District 29
Rock Island
$171,110
6
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30
Cook
$168,191
7
Winfield School District 34
Dupage
$164,315
8
Sunset Ridge School District 29
Cook
$162,933
9
East Prairie School District 73
Cook
$159,147
10
Avoca School District 37
Cook
$157,079
11
Winnetka School District 36
Cook
$154,853
12
Union School District 81
Will
$154,500
13
Kenilworth School District 38
Cook
$153,772
14
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Cook
$152,138
15
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65
Lake
$150,761
16
Northfield Township High School District 225
Cook
$150,250
17
Thornton School District 154
Cook
$148,780
18
Highland Park Township High School District 113
Lake
$148,678
19
Vernon Hills Community High School District 128
Lake
$147,392
20
Fairview School District 72
Cook
$147,199
21
Calumet Public School District 132
Cook
$146,672
22
Evanston Township High School District 202
Cook
$146,303
23
Lake Park Community High School District 108
Dupage
$145,957
24
River Forest Public Schools District 90
Cook
$145,768
25
Dolton School District 149
Cook
$145,241
26
Adlai E Stevenson High School District 125
Lake
$144,944
27
Lincolnwood School District 74
Cook
$144,853
28
Norridge School District 80
Cook
$144,450
29
Niles Elementary School District 71
Cook
$143,383
30
Butler School District 53
Dupage
$143,162
31
Northbrook School District 28
Cook
$143,064
32
Lake Forest School District 67
Lake
$142,987
33
Lyons Township High School District 204
Cook
$142,593
34
Northbrook Elementary School District 27
Cook
$141,943
35
Oak Park-River Forest School District 200
Cook
$141,609
36
Township High School District 211
Cook
$141,080
37
Hillside School District 93
Cook
$140,442
38
Benjamin School District 25
Dupage
$140,323
39
Golf Elementary School District 67
Cook
$139,850
40
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
Cook
$139,531
41
Reavis Township High School District 220
Cook
$139,500
42
Libertyville District 70
Lake
$139,219
43
Leyden Community High School District 212
Cook
$138,865
44
Western Springs School District 101
Cook
$138,742
45
Township High School District 214
Cook
$137,968
46
Lake Forest Community High School District 115
Lake
$137,696
47
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34
Cook
$137,410
48
Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65
Cook
$137,209
49
West Northfield School District 31
Cook
$136,657
50
Park Forest School District 163
Cook
$136,191
51
Summersville School District 79
Jefferson
$136,026
52
River Trails School District 26
Cook
$135,899
53
Roselle School District 12
Dupage
$135,786
54
Salt Creek School District 48
Dupage
$135,582
55
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96
Lake
$134,782
56
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
Will
$133,869
57
Gower School District 62
Dupage
$133,659
58
Lagrange Highlands School District 106
Cook
$133,643
59
Dupage High School District 88
Dupage
$132,843
60
Warren Township High School District 121
Lake
$132,614
61
Woodridge School District 68
Dupage
$132,560
62
Fenton Community High School District 100
Dupage
$132,359
63
Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103
Lake
$132,139
64
Bremen Community High School District 228
Cook
$132,084
65
Grant Community High School District 124
Lake
$131,979
66
Rondout School District 72
Lake
$131,750
67
Skokie School District 68
Cook
$131,463
68
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203
Will
$131,325
69
Niles Township Community High School District 219
Cook
$131,238
70
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
Cook
$130,915
71
Pleasantdale School District 107
Cook
$130,552
72
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
Cook
$130,546
73
Cass School District 63
Dupage
$130,457
74
Berwyn North School District 98
Cook
$130,049
75
Ford Heights School District 169
Cook
$129,816
76
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Dupage
$129,791
77
Seneca Township High School District 160
Lasalle
$129,763
78
Marquardt School District 15
Dupage
$129,687
79
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54
Cook
$129,581
80
Wilmette School District 39
Cook
$129,474
81
Emmons School District 33
Lake
$128,378
82
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Dupage
$128,193
83
Deerfield School District 109
Lake
$127,645
84
Skokie School District 73-5
Cook
$127,606
85
Central Community High School District 71
Clinton
$127,235
86
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
Lake
$127,215
87
Odell Community Consolidated School District 435
Livingston
$127,000
88
Gurnee School District 56
Lake
$126,830
89
Franklin Park School District 84
Cook
$126,399
90
Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180
Dupage
$126,393
91
Allen Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65
Lasalle
$126,198
92
Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10
Marion
$125,720
93
Argo Community High School District 217
Cook
$125,117
94
Riley Community Consolidated School District 18
Mchenry
$124,955
95
Grayslake Community High School District 127
Lake
$124,881
96
Lemont Township High School District 210
Cook
$124,789
97
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120
Lake
$124,522
98
North Shore School District 112
Lake
$124,502
99
Aptakisic Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102
Lake
$124,354
100
Glen Ellyn School District 41
Dupage
$124,207
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41• Park Forest School District 163 Board• Hinsdale Township High School District 86• Niles Township Community High School District 219 Board• Hillside School District 93 Board• Golf Elementary School District 67• Northbrook School District 28• Gurnee School District 56• Grayslake Community High School District 127• Ford Heights School District 169• Lyons Township High School District 204 Board• Evanston Township High School District 202• Bannockburn School District 106• Seneca Township High School District 160• Lake Forest Community High School District 115• Oak Park - River Forest School District 200 Board• Salt Creek School District 48• Rosemont Elementary School District 78• Winnetka School District 36• Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65• East Prairie School District 73 Board• Lake Forest School District 67• Central Community High School District 71• Libertyville School District 70 Board• Pleasantdale School District 107 Board• Benjamin School District 25 Board• Bremen Community High School District 228 Board• Gower School District 62 Board• Riley Community Consolidated School District 18• Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 Board• Dolton School District 149• Western Springs School District 101• Butler School District 53• Calumet Public School District 132 Board• Warren Township High School District 121• Union School District 81 Board• West Northfield School District 31 Board• Oak Lawn Community High School District 229• River Forest Public Schools District 90• Wilmette School District 39 Board• Cass School District 63• Berwyn North School District 98• Township High School District 214 Board• Franklin Park School District 84• Norridge School District 80 Board• Township High School District 113 Board• Summersville School District 79• Allen Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65• Kenilworth School District 38 Board• Township High School District 211• Deerfield School District 109• Schaumburg School District 54• Northbrook Elementary School District 27• Skokie School District 68 Board• Grant Community High School District 124• Reavis Township High School District 220• Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21• Niles Elementary School District 71• Thornton School District 154• Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 Board• Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203• La Grange Highlands School District 106• Winfield School District 34 Board• Vernon Hills Community High School District 128• Evergreen Park Community High School District 231• Hampton School District 29• Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204• Northbrook/Glenview School District 30• Lincoln Way Community High School District 210• Marquardt School District 15 Board• Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271• Woodridge School District 68 Board• Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103• Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125• Skokie School District 73-5• Emmons School District 33• New Trier Township High School District 203 Board• Lake Park Community High School District 108 Board• Lincolnwood School District 74 Board• Sunset Ridge School District 29 Board• Rondout School District 72• Northfield Township High School District 225• Fenton Community High School District 100• Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District Board• Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 Board• Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 Board• North Shore School District 112• Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65• Dupage High School District 88 Board• Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180• Avoca School District 37• Leyden Community High School District 212• Argo Community High School District 217• Lemont Township High School District 210• River Trails School District 26• Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120• Roselle School District 12 Board• Fairview School District 72• Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board
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