High paying management jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Employed

1Chief Executives$344,960
Bachelor's degree
$142,940 – $599,5203,610
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,760
Bachelor's degree
$112,980 – $280,06024,950
3Financial Managers$168,810
Bachelor's degree
$103,490 – $321,20041,590
4Natural Sciences Managers$167,040
Bachelor's degree
$87,010 – $293,2702,270
5Marketing Managers$165,340
Bachelor's degree
$98,400 – $277,22017,400
6Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,430
Bachelor's degree
$112,440 – $235,2406,670
7Sales Managers$158,690
Bachelor's degree
$80,060 – $288,43025,390
8Human Resources Managers$156,770
Bachelor's degree
$93,230 – $270,15010,810
9Purchasing Managers$155,080
Bachelor's degree
$102,690 – $225,4503,250
10Managers, All Other$145,370
Bachelor's degree
$83,320 – $239,34026,170
11Training and Development Managers$133,800
Bachelor's degree
$76,690 – $225,0001,440
12Public Relations Managers$133,210
Bachelor's degree
$77,680 – $221,4402,190
13Industrial Production Managers$129,840
Bachelor's degree
$86,490 – $216,7208,850
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,780
Master's degree
$79,680 – $171,54011,050
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$124,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,540 – $210,9108,570
16Medical and Health Services Managers$123,090
Bachelor's degree
$77,120 – $226,08016,680
17Construction Managers$117,280
Bachelor's degree
$55,500 – $178,14013,850
18Facilities Managers$113,150
Bachelor's degree
$69,110 – $174,5406,790
19Fundraising Managers$109,720
Bachelor's degree
$70,490 – $181,2502,310
20General and Operations Managers$109,390
Bachelor's degree
$58,000 – $298,090122,930
21Administrative Services Managers$108,940
Bachelor's degree
$55,850 – $191,7708,600
22Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,070
Master's degree
$62,410 – $172,4206,270
23Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$80,570
Bachelor's degree
$46,130 – $127,6802,530
24Social and Community Service Managers$79,150
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $124,7905,390
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$77,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,600 – $147,3509,300
26Education Administrators, All Other$75,450
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $128,7401,600
27Food Service Managers$65,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $100,4408,530
28Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,150
Bachelor's degree
$43,700 – $78,5002,530

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$344,960	$142,940 – $599,520	3,610
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,760	$112,980 – $280,060	24,950
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,810	$103,490 – $321,200	41,590
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,040	$87,010 – $293,270	2,270
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,340	$98,400 – $277,220	17,400
6	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,430	$112,440 – $235,240	6,670
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,690	$80,060 – $288,430	25,390
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,770	$93,230 – $270,150	10,810
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,080	$102,690 – $225,450	3,250
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$145,370	$83,320 – $239,340	26,170
11	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,800	$76,690 – $225,000	1,440
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,210	$77,680 – $221,440	2,190
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,840	$86,490 – $216,720	8,850
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$128,780	$79,680 – $171,540	11,050
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$124,120	$73,540 – $210,910	8,570
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,090	$77,120 – $226,080	16,680
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,280	$55,500 – $178,140	13,850
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,150	$69,110 – $174,540	6,790
19	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,720	$70,490 – $181,250	2,310
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,390	$58,000 – $298,090	122,930
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,940	$55,850 – $191,770	8,600
22	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,070	$62,410 – $172,420	6,270
23	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$80,570	$46,130 – $127,680	2,530
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,150	$52,000 – $124,790	5,390
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,980	$47,600 – $147,350	9,300
26	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,450	$45,780 – $128,740	1,600
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,620	$35,940 – $100,440	8,530
28	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,150	$43,700 – $78,500	2,530

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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