Commercial and Industrial Designers Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Commercial and Industrial Designers in Chicago, Illinois earns $102,010 a year.

$102,010 / year, mean
↑ 6.8% above national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for commercial and industrial designers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
420
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.4%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $148,840 Kiryas Joel $124,950 Seattle $110,450 Austin $110,000 San Francisco $109,560 Los Angeles $105,280 Detroit $105,080 San Diego $104,450 Oxnard $102,890 Chicago $102,010 New York $101,220 Santa Maria $100,540 Atlantic City $96,420 Albany $96,250 Rochester $94,790 Trenton $93,550 Sacramento $93,390 Richmond $93,260 Philadelphia $93,040 Stockton $92,320 Riverside $91,870 Harrisburg $91,470 Indianapolis $89,820 Dallas $89,460 San Antonio $89,380 Buffalo $88,800 Portland $88,550 Lafayette $87,800 Pittsburgh $86,810 Palm Bay $85,950 Syracuse $85,570 Jacksonville $83,770 Tampa $83,590 Reading $83,160 Sarasota $82,530 Lakeland $82,150 El Paso $81,660 Kalamazoo $81,350 York $81,280 Grand Rapids $81,040 Louisville $80,590 Blacksburg $80,480 Orlando $80,170 Lansing $80,020 Fresno $79,960 Roanoke $79,760 Miami $78,920 Elkhart $78,740 Fort Wayne $78,290 Allentown $77,610 Baltimore $77,180 Lexington $77,180 Bend $75,570 Lancaster $73,560 Fort Myers $72,230 Salem $70,480
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Albany, New York$96,250-5.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$77,610-23.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$96,420-5.5%
Austin, Texas$110,000+7.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$77,180-24.3%
Bend, Oregon$75,570-25.9%
Blacksburg, Virginia$80,480-21.1%
Buffalo, New York$88,800-12.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$72,230-29.2%
Dallas, Texas$89,460-12.3%
Detroit, Michigan$105,080+3.0%
Elkhart, Indiana$78,740-22.8%
El Paso, Texas$81,660-19.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$78,290-23.3%
Fresno, California$79,960-21.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$81,040-20.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$91,470-10.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$89,820-11.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$83,770-17.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$81,350-20.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$124,950+22.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$87,800-13.9%
Lakeland, Florida$82,150-19.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$73,560-27.9%
Lansing, Michigan$80,020-21.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$77,180-24.3%
Los Angeles, California$105,280+3.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$80,590-21.0%
Miami, Florida$78,920-22.6%
New York, New York$101,220-0.8%
Sarasota, Florida$82,530-19.1%
Orlando, Florida$80,170-21.4%
Oxnard, California$102,890+0.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$85,950-15.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$93,040-8.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$86,810-14.9%
Portland, Oregon$88,550-13.2%
Reading, Pennsylvania$83,160-18.5%
Richmond, Virginia$93,260-8.6%
Riverside, California$91,870-9.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$79,760-21.8%
Rochester, New York$94,790-7.1%
Sacramento, California$93,390-8.5%
Salem, Oregon$70,480-30.9%
San Antonio, Texas$89,380-12.4%
San Diego, California$104,450+2.4%
San Francisco, California$109,560+7.4%
San Jose, California$148,840+45.9%
Santa Maria, California$100,540-1.4%
Seattle, Washington$110,450+8.3%
Stockton, California$92,320-9.5%
Syracuse, New York$85,570-16.1%
Tampa, Florida$83,590-18.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$93,550-8.3%
York, Pennsylvania$81,280-20.3%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
102,010/yr
Estimated take-home
75,686/yr
Est. total withheld
25.8%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 27-1021 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555