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Project Management Specialists salary in Chicago, IL

The median project management specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $105,320 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,476 a month.

10th percentile
$67,350
25th percentile
$82,770
Median percentile
$105,320
75th percentile
$133,980
90th percentile
$165,780

Based on 21,040 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

$77,709 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,320
Federal income tax−$14,340
Social Security + Medicare−$8,057
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,213
Monthly take-home$6,476
Every two weeks$2,989

Does it go far here?

$101,665Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
22%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 project management specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois