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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salary in Chicago, IL

The median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $75,350 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,842 a month.

10th percentile
$46,240
25th percentile
$58,550
Median percentile
$75,350
75th percentile
$101,640
90th percentile
$137,000

Based on 38,490 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

$58,109 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,350
Federal income tax−$7,747
Social Security + Medicare−$5,764
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,730
Monthly take-home$4,842
Every two weeks$2,235

Does it go far here?

$72,735Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
30%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 sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois