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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Chicago, IL

The median buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $78,510 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,015 a month.

10th percentile
$50,940
25th percentile
$61,950
Median percentile
$78,510
75th percentile
$100,310
90th percentile
$127,200

Based on 14,260 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,176 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,510
Federal income tax−$8,442
Social Security + Medicare−$6,006
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,886
Monthly take-home$5,015
Every two weeks$2,314

Does it go far here?

$75,786Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

All buyers and purchasing agents salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois