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.
How much do administrators in your school district earn?
Northwest Illinois administrator salaries
Rank
District
County
Average salary
1
Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271
Lee
$173,108
2
Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275
Lee
$113,180
3
Byron Community Unit School District 226
Ogle
$112,818
4
Steward Elementary School District 220
Lee
$111,000
5
Polo Community Unit School District 222
Ogle
$110,925
6
Eswood Community Consolidated School District 269
Ogle
$109,062
7
Orangeville Community Unit School District 203
Stephenson
$108,101
8
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
Jodaviess
$108,082
9
Eastland Community Unit School District 308
Carroll
$107,776
10
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Jodaviess
$107,672
11
Morrison Community Unit School District 6
Whiteside
$106,622
12
Erie Community Unit School District 1
Whiteside
$106,466
13
Rochelle Township High School District 212
Ogle
$103,391
14
Rock Falls Township High School District 301
Whiteside
$102,647
15
Amboy Community Unified School District 272
Lee
$101,645
16
Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
Stephenson
$98,459
17
Galena Unit School District 120
Jodaviess
$96,478
18
Freeport School District 145
Stephenson
$95,912
19
Meridian Community Unit School District 223
Ogle
$95,858
20
Lena Winslow Community Unit School District 202
Stephenson
$95,704
21
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Carroll
$94,819
22
Dixon Unit School District 170
Lee
$94,719
23
East Dubuque Unit School District 119
Jodaviess
$94,050
24
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145
Whiteside
$92,636
25
Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Ogle
$92,502
26
Sterling Community Unit School District 5
Whiteside
$92,098
27
Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Ogle
$91,662
28
Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
Whiteside
$90,474
29
Rochelle Community Consolidated School District 231
Ogle
$88,719
30
Warren Community Unit School District 205
Jodaviess
$88,284
31
River Bend Community Unit School District 2
Whiteside
$87,348
32
Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Stephenson
$86,937
33
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3
Whiteside
$84,643
34
Creston Community Consolidated School District 161
Ogle
$83,223
35
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Jodaviess
$81,084
36
East Coloma Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20
Whiteside
$79,695
37
Kings Consolidated School District 144
Ogle
$76,429
38
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Carroll
$75,733
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Steward Elementary School District 220• Byron Community Unit School District 226• River Bend Community Unit District 2• Stockton Community Unit School District 206 Board• Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145• Creston Community Consolidated School District 161• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210• Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221• Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202• East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119• West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 Board• Rochelle Township High School District 212• Meridian Community Unit School District 223• Ashton Community Unit School District 275 Board• Eswood Community Consolidated District 269 Board• Eastland Community Unit School District 308• Galena Unit School District 120• Sterling Community Unit District 5 Board• Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211• Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3• Orangeville Community Unit School District 203• Polo Community Unit School District 222• Rock Falls Township High School District 301• Dixon Unit School District 170• Freeport School District 145 Board• Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271• Amboy Community Unit School District 272• Warren Community Unit School District 205• Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399• East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20• Pearl City Community Unit School District 200• Dakota Community Unit School District 201• Erie Community Unit School District 1• Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 Board• Rochelle Community Consolidated District 231 Board• Morrison Community Unit School District 6• Oregon Community Unit School District 220• Kings Consolidated School District 144
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