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

The median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $112,150 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,848 a month.

10th percentile
$56,220
25th percentile
$79,240
Median percentile
$112,150
75th percentile
$156,080
90th percentile
$196,950

Based on 5,510 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

$82,176 take-home a year
Gross pay$112,150
Federal income tax−$15,843
Social Security + Medicare−$8,579
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,551
Monthly take-home$6,848
Every two weeks$3,161

Does it go far here?

$108,258Median 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

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