University President David M. Glassman was the highest-earning individual at Eastern Illinois University in 2016, with total compensation reaching $278,643.38 according to a East Central Reporter analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.
The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $13,093,768.99 in 2016.
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Blair M. Lord was the second-highest earning individual, with $182,618.90 in 2016, followed by Health Service Physician Todd Garner ($166,500), Medical Director of Health Service Sheila Baker ($161,778.24), and General Counsel Robert Miller ($160,388.47).
The following table list the top 100 salary earners at EIU.
| Name | Title | Position | Base Salary | Additional Salary | Total Compensation |
| David M. Glassman | President | $278,643.38 | $0.00 | $278,643.38 | |
| Blair M. Lord | Provost and VP Acad Affairs | Vice President | $182,618.90 | $0.00 | $182,618.90 |
| Todd E. Garner | Health Service Physician | Other Administrator | $151,500.00 | $15,000.00 | $166,500.00 |
| Sheila D. Baker | Medical Dir Health Service | Unit Director | $161,778.24 | $0.00 | $161,778.24 |
| Robert L. Miller | General Counsel | Senior Officer | $150,471.78 | $9,916.69 | $160,388.47 |
| Daniel P. Nadler | Vice President Stud Aff / Prof | Vice President | $160,030.92 | $0.00 | $160,030.92 |
| Mahyar Izadi | Dean, Lumpkin College BAS | Other Administrator | $159,135.60 | $0.00 | $159,135.60 |
| John R. Willems | Dept Chair Sch of Business | Professor | $156,744.00 | $0.00 | $156,744.00 |
| Kathleen Phillips | Professor | $135,505.34 | $21,187.50 | $156,692.84 | |
| Thomas R. Michael | Director Athletics | Unit Director | $154,517.49 | $0.00 | $154,517.49 |
| Melody L. Wollan | Assoc Chair School of Business | Other Administrator | $153,600.00 | $0.00 | $153,600.00 |
| Richard L. Roberts | Dept Chair Counsel/Stu Dev | Professor | $137,816.00 | $13,606.48 | $151,422.48 |
| Marko Grunhagen | Professor | $140,666.50 | $9,900.00 | $150,566.50 | |
| Ryan C. Hendrickson | Interim Dean Graduate School | Other Administrator | $146,808.12 | $3,191.87 | $149,999.99 |
| Kathlene S. Shank | Dept Chair Special Education | Professor | $148,284.00 | $0.00 | $148,284.00 |
| Diane H. Jackman | Dean Col Ed & Prof Studies | Other Administrator | $146,766.72 | $0.00 | $146,766.72 |
| Mark E. McGuire | Professor | $145,176.00 | $0.00 | $145,176.00 | |
| Paul A. McCann | Interim VP Business Affairs | Senior Officer | $112,256.73 | $32,603.38 | $144,860.11 |
| Steven W. Daniels | Dept Chair Physics | Professor | $143,580.00 | $0.00 | $143,580.00 |
| Waresul Karim | Assistant Professor | $141,247.41 | $0.00 | $141,247.41 | |
| Douglas E. Brandt | Professor | $139,532.70 | $0.00 | $139,532.70 | |
| Ingyu Chiou | Professor | $122,157.73 | $17,118.65 | $139,276.38 | |
| Peter G. Andrews | Professor | $138,087.94 | $212.20 | $138,300.14 | |
| Britto P. Nathan | Professor | $132,456.34 | $4,848.80 | $137,305.14 | |
| Gary L. Canivez | Professor | $114,821.01 | $21,501.03 | $136,322.04 | |
| Nan Wang | Assistant Professor | $117,504.00 | $18,408.00 | $135,912.00 | |
| Douglas G. Klarup | Interim Dean Col of Sciences | Other Administrator | $126,804.10 | $9,000.00 | $135,804.10 |
| Jaysinha S. Shinde | Associate Professor | $135,444.01 | $0.00 | $135,444.01 | |
| Anita Shelton | Int Dean Col Arts & Humanities | Other Administrator | $134,148.00 | $800.00 | $134,948.00 |
| Eric K. Bollinger | Professor | $128,405.81 | $6,500.00 | $134,905.81 | |
| Dana Ringuette | Dept Chair English | Professor | $132,708.00 | $0.00 | $132,708.00 |
| Patrick Lach | Associate Professor | $132,628.50 | $0.00 | $132,628.50 | |
| Richard A. Wandling | Dept Chair / Professor | Professor | $132,612.00 | $0.00 | $132,612.00 |
| John A. Whisler | Professor | $131,592.00 | $0.00 | $131,592.00 | |
| Linda D. Simpson | Dept Chair Sch Fam and Con Sci | Professor | $131,220.00 | $0.00 | $131,220.00 |
| Allen K. Lanham | Dean Library Services | Other Administrator | $131,203.40 | $0.00 | $131,203.40 |
| Peter P. Liu | Professor | $126,070.43 | $4,031.80 | $130,102.23 | |
| Austin Cheney | Dept Chair Sch of Technology | Professor | $129,999.96 | $0.00 | $129,999.96 |
| Karen F. Gaines | Dept Chair Bio Sciences/Prof | Professor | $129,636.00 | $0.00 | $129,636.00 |
| David J. Boggs | Associate Professor | $119,317.21 | $10,126.40 | $129,443.61 | |
| Candra Chahyadi | Associate Professor | $115,937.20 | $13,116.15 | $129,053.35 | |
| William E. Addison | Professor | $126,489.83 | $2,546.40 | $129,036.23 | |
| Gary N. Fritz | Professor | $128,936.52 | $0.00 | $128,936.52 | |
| Michael Edward Dobbs | Associate Professor | $128,872.17 | $0.00 | $128,872.17 | |
| Jeffrey F. Cross | Assoc VP Academic Affairs | Other Administrator | $128,781.72 | $0.00 | $128,781.72 |
| Menghistu M. Sallehu | Assistant Professor | $128,745.00 | $0.00 | $128,745.00 | |
| Jill D. Owen | Dept Chair Kinesiology/Sports | Professor | $126,828.00 | $0.00 | $126,828.00 |
| Richard Flight | Associate Professor | $126,827.63 | $0.00 | $126,827.63 | |
| Nick R. Osborne | Professor | $119,947.50 | $6,398.46 | $126,345.96 | |
| Richard B. Whitaker | Assoc Prof/Asst Chair, Finance | Other Administrator | $126,150.00 | $0.00 | $126,150.00 |
| Chao Wen | Assistant Professor | $114,391.68 | $10,943.35 | $125,335.03 | |
| Mark Bayer | Assistant Professor | $111,996.00 | $13,273.60 | $125,269.60 | |
| Glenn J. Hild | Int Dean Col Arts & Humanities | Other Administrator | $111,847.67 | $13,200.00 | $125,047.67 |
| J. Kevin Doolen | Dept Chair Theatre Arts | Professor | $125,000.04 | $0.00 | $125,000.04 |
| Rigoberto Chinchilla | Professor | $104,044.58 | $20,689.50 | $124,734.08 | |
| Duangrudi Suksang | Professor | $123,984.00 | $0.00 | $123,984.00 | |
| Charles E. Nivens | Professor | $123,888.63 | $0.00 | $123,888.63 | |
| Abdou Illia | Professor | $123,273.00 | $0.00 | $123,273.00 | |
| Rebecca M. Throneburg | Professor | $115,645.17 | $7,375.96 | $123,021.13 | |
| Keith Wilson | Professor | $108,163.76 | $14,398.04 | $122,561.80 | |
| William C. Minnis | Associate Professor | $121,500.55 | $0.00 | $121,500.55 | |
| David W. Melton | Associate Professor | $95,717.56 | $25,039.60 | $120,757.16 | |
| Brian L. Murphy | Assistant VP for ITS | Senior Officer | $120,571.01 | $0.00 | $120,571.01 |
| Jeffrey S. Ashley | Professor | $112,864.43 | $7,427.00 | $120,291.43 | |
| John H. Mace | Dept Chair Psychology | Professor | $120,060.00 | $0.00 | $120,060.00 |
| Richard England | Dean Honors College | Other Administrator | $120,000.00 | $0.00 | $120,000.00 |
| Roger L. Hogan | Associate Professor | $95,900.01 | $23,872.50 | $119,772.51 | |
| Simon J. Lee | Associate Professor | $119,734.01 | $0.00 | $119,734.01 | |
| Regis M. Gilman | Dean School of Continuing Ed | Other Administrator | $119,688.44 | $0.00 | $119,688.44 |
| William R. Benedict | Professor | $101,993.94 | $17,370.75 | $119,364.69 | |
| Minh Q. Dao | Professor | $119,127.09 | $0.00 | $119,127.09 | |
| Shellie L. Gregorich | Dept Chair Music | Professor | $119,004.00 | $0.00 | $119,004.00 |
| David F. Griffin | Dept Chair Art | Professor | $119,004.00 | $0.00 | $119,004.00 |
| Robert K. Martin | Vice Pres Univ Advancement | Vice President | $118,975.91 | $0.00 | $118,975.91 |
| Melinda A. Mueller | Professor | $110,528.85 | $8,157.00 | $118,685.85 | |
| Omer Topaloglu | Assistant Professor | $117,476.51 | $0.00 | $117,476.51 | |
| Rose Z. Gong | Professor | $112,473.44 | $4,878.88 | $117,352.32 | |
| Gloria Leitschuh | Professor | $110,635.68 | $6,366.00 | $117,001.68 | |
| Isaac Slaven | Assistant Professor | $87,750.41 | $29,116.50 | $116,866.91 | |
| Yan Lin | Professor | $116,805.00 | $0.00 | $116,805.00 | |
| Thomas G. Costello | Professor | $116,676.00 | $0.00 | $116,676.00 | |
| Frank Goldacker | Associate Professor | $114,397.63 | $2,100.00 | $116,497.63 | |
| Gurkan I. Akalin | Assistant Professor | $116,436.07 | $0.00 | $116,436.07 | |
| Jonelle DePetro | Dept Chair Philosophy/Prof | Professor | $116,436.00 | $0.00 | $116,436.00 |
| Ronan S. Bernas | Professor | $106,048.63 | $10,335.09 | $116,383.72 | |
| Larry R. White | Associate Professor | $116,001.23 | $0.00 | $116,001.23 | |
| Diana A. Wyatt | Associate Professor | $97,839.12 | $18,037.00 | $115,876.12 | |
| Teshome Abebe | Professor | $115,561.59 | $0.00 | $115,561.59 | |
| Roger B. Beck | Professor | $115,555.84 | $0.00 | $115,555.84 | |
| John Emmett | Professor | $111,717.02 | $3,395.20 | $115,112.22 | |
| Marlene M. Slough | Professor | $114,996.00 | $0.00 | $114,996.00 | |
| Wafeek S. Wahby | Professor | $99,891.30 | $14,859.91 | $114,751.21 | |
| Michael S. Maurer | Dir Planning, Budget, Inst Res | Unit Director | $114,026.76 | $0.00 | $114,026.76 |
| Stephen A. King | Dept Chair/Prof Comm Studies | Professor | $114,000.00 | $0.00 | $114,000.00 |
| Andrew E. Mertz | Professor | $109,833.46 | $4,000.00 | $113,833.46 | |
| Ali Moshtagh | Dept Chair Economics | Professor | $113,748.00 | $0.00 | $113,748.00 |
| Gary A. Bulla | Assoc Chair/Professor | Other Administrator | $113,652.00 | $0.00 | $113,652.00 |
| Gregory Galperin | Professor | $113,283.00 | $0.00 | $113,283.00 | |
| Bailey K. Young | Professor | $101,952.00 | $10,956.44 | $112,908.44 | |
| Ayse I. Costello | Professor | $112,854.00 | $0.00 | $112,854.00 |
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