This report provides data on fiscal year (FY) 1996 average 9-month faculty and civil service salaries (excluding fringe benefits) and information on those salaries since FY 1980 for full-time employees at Illinois colleges and universities and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The report provides data comparing salaries with economic indicators and among institutions, including community colleges and public and private four-year colleges and universities in Illinois. The report concludes: (1) there was continued improvement in faculty and staff salaries in FY 1996 across all sectors of higher education; (2) salaries at Illinois institutions of higher education are below the average remuneration of their peer institutions in other states; and (3) faculty salaries at Illinois public universities have increased differentially indicating varying levels among institutions in reinvesting resources to achieve salary competitiveness. Eleven tables provide detailed salary data by individual Illinois state universities by rank and weighted to comparison institutions, compared to economic indices, by private or public sector, by community colleges, and for university civil service personnel. An appendix describes data sources, the salary comparison groups, and methods used for comparison. (Eleven tables and an appendix are included.) (CK)