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Fundraising Managers salary in Chicago, IL

The median fundraising managers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $109,720 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,716 a month.

10th percentile
$70,490
25th percentile
$86,140
Median percentile
$109,720
75th percentile
$134,470
90th percentile
$181,250

Based on 2,310 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

$80,587 take-home a year
Gross pay$109,720
Federal income tax−$15,308
Social Security + Medicare−$8,394
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,431
Monthly take-home$6,716
Every two weeks$3,099

Does it go far here?

$105,912Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
21%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 fundraising managers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois