SkillsetGroup 2023 Salary Guide
Chicago
Geographically Adjusted Salary Data for US Workers
Chicago, Ill. Wages/Salaries, 2023 Projections
Search the table to find the salary ranges in the Chicago metro area. Work history, experience, degrees and credentials determine any particular worker's salary within the ranges presented.
| Occupation | Lower Salaries | Mid-Range Salaries | Upper Range Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| A/P Accountant | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| A/R Accountant | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| A/R Analyst | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| Account Coordinator | 40500 | 45000 | 49500 |
| Account Manager (Sales and related activities) | 81450 | 90500 | 99550 |
| Account Sales Representative | 97605 | 108450 | 119295 |
| Accounting Clerk | 45000 | 50000 | 55000 |
| Accounting Manager | 135450 | 150500 | 165550 |
| Administrative Assistant | 41400 | 46000 | 50600 |
| Agile Coach | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| Application Administration Support | 52650 | 58500 | 64350 |
| Application Security Administrator | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Artificial Intelligence Security Specialist | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Assembler | 36000 | 40000 | 44000 |
| Assembly Lead | 36000 | 40000 | 44000 |
| Asset Manager | 144090 | 160100 | 176110 |
| Assistant Controller | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| Auditor | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| Automation Engineer | 63000 | 70000 | 77000 |
| Automation Technician | 40500 | 45000 | 54450 |
| Back-End Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Benefits Coordinator | 76500 | 85000 | 93500 |
| Big Data Engineer/Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Bilingual Assistant | 58500 | 65000 | 71500 |
| Blow Mold Technician | 36855 | 40950 | 45045 |
| Boiler Engineer | 63000 | 70000 | 77000 |
| Boiler Technician | 92000 | 92000 | 101200 |
| Bookkeeper | 47790 | 53100 | 58410 |
| Picker-Packer | 29790 | 33100 | 36410 |
| Equipment Maintenance/Cleaning | 30690 | 34100 | 37510 |
| Sanitation/Custodial | 32220 | 35800 | 39380 |
| Receptionist | 32850 | 36500 | 40150 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 34020 | 37800 | 41580 |
| Labeler | 35460 | 39400 | 43340 |
| Composite Fabricator | 36180 | 40200 | 44220 |
| Electronic Assembler | 36180 | 40200 | 44220 |
| Injection Mold Technician | 36855 | 40950 | 45045 |
| Data Entry | 36900 | 41000 | 45100 |
| Extrusion Technician | 37260 | 41400 | 45540 |
| Warehouse Clerk | 37800 | 42000 | 46200 |
| Machine Assembler | 37980 | 42200 | 46420 |
| QA Inspector | 38070 | 42300 | 46530 |
| Production Operator | 38475 | 42750 | 47025 |
| Office Assistant | 38700 | 43000 | 47300 |
| Document Control Specialist | 38870.1 | 43189 | 47507.9 |
| Machine Operator | 39150 | 43500 | 47850 |
| Medical Assembler | 39690 | 44100 | 48510 |
| Mold Maker | 40050 | 44500 | 48950 |
| Collections Specialist | 40500 | 45000 | 49500 |
| Call Center Representative | 40905 | 45450 | 49995 |
| Customer Service | 40905 | 45450 | 49995 |
| Forklift Operator | 41310 | 45900 | 50490 |
| Clerical Staff | 41400 | 46000 | 50600 |
| Process Technician | 43650 | 48500 | 53350 |
| CNC Machinist | 44100 | 49000 | 53900 |
| HR Generalist | 44955 | 49950 | 54945 |
| Staff Accountant | 47790 | 53100 | 58410 |
| Customer Service Representative | 49086 | 54540 | 59994 |
| Payroll Administrator | 49770 | 55300 | 60830 |
| Payroll Clerk | 49770 | 55300 | 60830 |
| Conventional Machinist | 49815 | 55350 | 60885 |
| Help Desk Support Specialist | 52650 | 58500 | 64350 |
| IT Support Specialist | 52650 | 58500 | 64350 |
| CMM Programmer | 54000 | 60000 | 66000 |
| CNC Programmer | 54000 | 60000 | 66000 |
| CAD Engineer | 54180 | 60200 | 66220 |
| Tool and Die Maker | 54360 | 60400 | 66440 |
| Maintenance Mechanic | 56700 | 63000 | 69300 |
| Maintenance Technician | 56700 | 63000 | 69300 |
| CAD Drafter | 58680 | 65200 | 71720 |
| Quality Engineer | 59400 | 66000 | 72600 |
| Executive Assistant | 60075 | 66750 | 73425 |
| Test Engineer | 60750 | 67500 | 74250 |
| Validation Engineer | 60750 | 67500 | 74250 |
| Food Processing Engineer | 63000 | 70000 | 77000 |
| Food Technologist | 63000 | 70000 | 77000 |
| Customer Service Manager | 63585 | 70650 | 77715 |
| Office Administrator | 63585 | 70650 | 77715 |
| Office Manager | 63585 | 70650 | 77715 |
| Payroll Supervisor | 63585 | 70650 | 77715 |
| Production Supervisor | 64350 | 71500 | 78650 |
| QA/QC Supervisor | 64350 | 71500 | 78650 |
| Pricing Analyst | 66285 | 73650 | 81015 |
| Technical Writer | 67680 | 75200 | 82720 |
| Buyer/Planner | 69052.5 | 76725 | 84397.5 |
| Maintenance Manager | 70200 | 78000 | 85800 |
| Maintenance Planner | 70200 | 78000 | 85800 |
| Maintenance Supervisor | 70200 | 78000 | 85800 |
| UI Designer | 72000 | 80000 | 88000 |
| UX Designer | 72000 | 80000 | 88000 |
| Network Service Technician | 72900 | 81000 | 89100 |
| Cost Accountant | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| Lead Accountant | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| Tax Accountant | 74700 | 83000 | 91300 |
| EHS Coordinator | 76500 | 85000 | 93500 |
| Logistics Coordinator | 76545 | 85050 | 93555 |
| Business Systems Analyst | 76950 | 85500 | 94050 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 77355 | 85950 | 94545 |
| Maintenance Electrician | 78840 | 87600 | 96360 |
| Payroll Analyst | 79650 | 88500 | 97350 |
| Sales Administrator | 81450 | 90500 | 99550 |
| Service Desk Analyst | 82620 | 91800 | 100980 |
| Credit Analyst | 82800 | 92000 | 101200 |
| Finance Coordinator | 87075 | 96750 | 106425 |
| Brake System Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Chassis Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Chemical Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Design Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Payload Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| PLC Engineer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Web Developer | 88200 | 98000 | 107800 |
| Continuous Improvement | 89100 | 99000 | 108900 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 89100 | 99000 | 108900 |
| Plant Engineer | 89100 | 99000 | 108900 |
| Process Engineer | 89100 | 99000 | 108900 |
| Quality Supplier Engineer | 89100 | 99000 | 108900 |
| Materials Engineer | 89910 | 99900 | 109890 |
| Controls Engineer | 92700 | 103000 | 113300 |
| Controls System Engineer | 92700 | 103000 | 113300 |
| Electrical Engineer | 92700 | 103000 | 113300 |
| Industrial Engineer | 93150 | 103500 | 113850 |
| Tool Designer | 93150 | 103500 | 113850 |
| Tooling Engineer | 93150 | 103500 | 113850 |
| R&D Engineer | 93960 | 104400 | 114840 |
| Stress Engineer | 93960 | 104400 | 114840 |
| Structural Engineer | 93960 | 104400 | 114840 |
| Composite Engineer | 95400 | 106000 | 116600 |
| Fluid Dynamics Engineer | 95400 | 106000 | 116600 |
| Risk Manager | 96300 | 107000 | 117700 |
| Portfolio Manager | 96714 | 107460 | 118206 |
| Product Manager | 96714 | 107460 | 118206 |
| Program Manager | 96714 | 107460 | 118206 |
| Project Manager | 96714 | 107460 | 118206 |
| Technical Product Manager | 96714 | 107460 | 118206 |
| Data Quality Manager | 99144 | 110160 | 121176 |
| Database Report Writer | 99144 | 110160 | 121176 |
| QA Software Test Engineer | 99144 | 110160 | 121176 |
| Reliability Engineer | 99144 | 110160 | 121176 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analyst | 99144 | 110160 | 121176 |
| Business Intelligence Specialist/Analyst | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Business Systems Analyst (IT) | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Data Analyst | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Data Modeling Analyst | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Data Warehouse Programming Specialist | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Database Analyst | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Network Programmer Analyst | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Systems Analyst | 99504 | 110560 | 121616 |
| Financial Analyst | 100440 | 111600 | 122760 |
| Financial Planner | 100440 | 111600 | 122760 |
| Project Engineer | 100440 | 111600 | 122760 |
| Cloud System Administrator | 107226 | 119140 | 131054 |
| Database Administrator | 107226 | 119140 | 131054 |
| IT Coordinator | 107226 | 119140 | 131054 |
| Network Administrator | 107226 | 119140 | 131054 |
| SQL Database Administrator | 107226 | 119140 | 131054 |
| System Administrator | 107226 | 119140 | 131054 |
| Six Sigma Black Belt | 112680 | 125200 | 137720 |
| Platform Engineer | 113958 | 126620 | 139282 |
| Chief Engineer | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Cloud Security Specialist | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Cyberintelligence Specialist | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| EHS Manager | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Information Assurance Analyst | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| IT Security Engineer | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Lean Manager | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Molding Manager | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Principal Engineer | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Production Manager | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| QA/QC Manager | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Security Systems Administrator | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| VP of Engineering | 117000 | 130000 | 143000 |
| Cybersecurity Hardware Engineer | 121500 | 135000 | 148500 |
| Cloud Infrastructure Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Cloud System Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Cloud/Software Applications Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Cloud/Software Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Cloud/Software Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Data Analytics Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Data Analytics Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Data Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Data Center Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| DevOps Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Enterprise Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Front-End Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Full-Stack Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Implementation Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| IT Systems Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Java Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Network Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Network Design & Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Network Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Network Optimization Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Network Systems Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| NOC Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Scrum Master/Developer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Software Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Solutions Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Systems Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Systems Integration Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Technical Architect | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Technical Support Engineer | 126000 | 140000 | 154000 |
| Field Engineer | 126360 | 140400 | 154440 |
| Manufacturing Manager | 126360 | 140400 | 154440 |
| Data Scientist | 133416 | 148240 | 163064 |
| Compensation and Benefits Manager | 134865 | 149850 | 164835 |
| Human Resources Manager | 134865 | 149850 | 164835 |
| Sales/Service Manager | 135225 | 150250 | 165275 |
| Director of Engineering | 139500 | 155000 | 170500 |
| Engineering Manager | 139500 | 155000 | 170500 |
| Quality Manager | 139500 | 155000 | 170500 |
| Budgeting Manager | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Controller | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Director of Finance | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Finance Manager | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Payroll Manager | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Tax Manager | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Vice President of Finace | 153090 | 170100 | 187110 |
| Computer Systems Manager | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| Data Warehouse Manager | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| IT Director | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| Network Management | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| Network Management Systems | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| Network Systems Manager | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| Release Manager | 174078 | 193420 | 212762 |
| IT Manager | 205578 | 228420 | 251262 |
| Chief Financial Officer | 226080 | 251200 | 276320 |
| Chief Information Officer | 226080 | 251200 | 276320 |
| Chief Information Security officer | 226080 | 251200 | 276320 |
| Vice President of IT Services | 227610 | 252900 | 278190 |
| Chief Technology Officer | 235710 | 261900 | 288090 |
| Plant Manager | 114300 | 127000 | 139700 |
| Director of Quality | 113400 | 126000 | 138600 |
| Laboratory Manager | 113400 | 126000 | 138600 |
| Safety Manager | 113400 | 126000 | 138600 |
| VP of Manufacturing | 113400 | 126000 | 138600 |
| Warehouse Manager | 101700 | 113000 | 124300 |
| PLC Programmer | 70000 | 77000 | 87000 |
| Microbiologist | 73800 | 82000 | 90200 |
| Customer Service Representative (IT) | 45000 | 50000 | 55000 |
| First Article Inspector | 41850 | 46500 | 51150 |
| Electrician | 79650 | 88500 | 97350 |
| Diesel Technician | 54000 | 60000 | 66000 |
| Forklift Mechanic | 50850 | 56500 | 62150 |
| Refrigeration Technician | 56250 | 62500 | 68750 |
| Laboratory Supervisor | 64350 | 71500 | 78650 |
| Manufacturing Supervisor | 64350 | 71500 | 78650 |
| Plant Supervisor | 64350 | 71500 | 78650 |
| Food Safety Specialist | 39600 | 44000 | 48400 |
| Laboratory Technician | 39600 | 44000 | 48400 |
| Prototype Machinist | 54000 | 60000 | 66000 |
| Welder | 45000 | 50000 | 55000 |
| Bottling Technician | 35550 | 39500 | 43450 |
| Packaging Technician | 35550 | 39500 | 43450 |
| Warehouse Supervisor | 57150 | 63500 | 69850 |