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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists salary in Chicago, IL

The median market research analysts and marketing specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $80,400 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,118 a month.

10th percentile
$49,910
25th percentile
$62,160
Median percentile
$80,400
75th percentile
$105,710
90th percentile
$140,260

Based on 30,970 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

$61,412 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,400
Federal income tax−$8,858
Social Security + Medicare−$6,151
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,980
Monthly take-home$5,118
Every two weeks$2,362

Does it go far here?

$77,610Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
28%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 market research analysts and marketing specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois