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Last Updated: March 2025
EduSalary is a salary transparency tool that provides publicly available salary information for employees at public universities. This platform helps students, job seekers, researchers, and the general public understand pay trends, faculty compensation, and administrative salaries within the university system.
We are committed to public transparency and data accessibility, ensuring that salary information is easy to search and understand for all users.
No, EduSalary is an independent project. We are not affiliated with any university. The data presented on this website is sourced from publicly available records, including state transparency reports and official university disclosures. For more information on our data sources, please visit our Sources page.
Currently, EduSalary only provides salary data for employees at the University of Illinois. We plan to expand our database to include more universities in the future. If you're interested in a specific institution, let us know via our Contact Us page!
EduSalary was created to promote salary transparency at public universities. We strongly believe in open data and ensuring that students, employees, and the public have access to accurate salary information.
Our goal is to inform and empower users by providing clear, accessible insights into salary distributions within higher education.
Salary data is updated annually based on the latest publicly available records. While salary figures are refreshed once a year, we continuously improve the website’s design, search features, and user experience to ensure a smooth and engaging platform. For updates on when new salary data is released, visit our Sources page.
We source our salary data from publicly available reports, including:
We do not modify, alter, or manipulate the salary figures in any way. For full details, visit our Sources page.
Yes! If you notice an error or inconsistency in salary data, you can submit a correction request via our Contact Us page. Our team will verify the accuracy of the data and, if necessary, make appropriate corrections based on the latest official records.
Currently, we only display base salaries as reported in public records. This means that additional forms of compensation—such as performance bonuses, benefits packages, or research grants—are not included in our listings. If future publicly available reports include these details, we may expand our dataset accordingly.
To find an employee's salary, simply use our search bar to look up salaries by:
You can also filter results to refine your search based on salary ranges, faculty positions, and administrative roles.
Yes! Our platform allows you to compare salaries within specific departments, faculty groups, and administrative teams. By filtering by department or position, you can quickly identify salary trends and disparities across different university roles.
Yes, this data is 100% legal to display. Under Illinois’ public records laws, salary data for public university employees is considered public information. Since the University of Illinois is a public institution, salaries of faculty, staff, and administrators are legally accessible under transparency laws. If you want more information on these legal statutes, visit our Sources page.
Since this salary data is legally considered public information, we do not remove names upon request. However, we understand privacy concerns and are happy to discuss your situation. If you are an employee and would like to request a data review, please reach out via our Contact Us page.
We strictly follow public records laws and only publish what is already publicly available. Additionally, we take privacy concerns seriously and have no intention of misusing or exaggerating any salary information. Our mission is simply to increase transparency in a respectful, factual manner. For more details on our privacy practices, please see our Privacy Policy page.
Yes! We are actively working to expand EduSalary. In addition to salary data, we plan to explore:
If there’s a feature or dataset you’d like to see, let us know via our Contact Us page!
There are several ways to support this project:
Your support helps us maintain and improve this tool for everyone.
For insights into how university salaries are set, visit:
You can also check out our Sources page for more information on where we get our data.
If you have any questions, feedback, or correction requests, please reach out via our Contact Us page. We are happy to hear from users and continuously improve EduSalary based on community input.
Thank you for using EduSalary! We hope this FAQ answers your questions. If you need further assistance, feel free to explore our Privacy Policy, Sources, and Contact Us pages for more details.