Sales and Related Workers, All Other Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Chicago, Illinois earns $55,480 a year.

$55,480 / year, mean
↓ 5.5% below 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 sales and related workers, all other — 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)
1,260
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.2%
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 $83,790 Bellingham $81,210 Spokane $79,610 Seattle $76,730 New York $75,870 Napa $73,870 San Francisco $72,470 Trenton $71,910 Santa Cruz $69,150 Salinas $66,420 Sacramento $65,780 Santa Rosa $65,670 Olympia $65,500 Los Angeles $64,980 Syracuse $63,390 Stockton $62,950 Modesto $62,470 Oxnard $61,790 Vallejo $61,150 Yuba City $60,870 Indianapolis $60,710 San Diego $60,120 Portland $59,860 Buffalo $59,550 Santa Maria $59,400 San Luis Obispo $58,630 Tampa $58,370 Baltimore $58,260 Riverside $57,850 Chico $57,300 Naples $57,220 Atlantic City $56,700 Fresno $56,670 Visalia $56,650 Orlando $55,860 Louisville $55,730 Chicago $55,480 Hanford $54,690 Merced $54,620 Gainesville $53,870 Jacksonville $53,870 Detroit $53,460 Lansing $53,380 Philadelphia $52,890 El Centro $52,740 Bakersfield $52,610 Tallahassee $52,500 Albany $52,110 Rochester $52,020 Miami $51,950 Kiryas Joel $51,840 Lakeland $51,500 Fort Wayne $50,570 Crestview $49,280 Austin $49,010 Grand Rapids $48,810 Fort Myers $48,740 Palm Bay $48,600 Redding $48,380 Allentown $48,030 Port St. Lucie $47,240 Dallas $46,980 Ocala $46,630 Erie $46,500 Richmond $46,360 Sarasota $46,150 Scranton $45,920 Amarillo $45,720 Deltona $45,520 Salem $45,320 Lancaster $45,190 Pittsburgh $45,060 Bend $45,040 Kalamazoo $44,100 Albany $43,850 Chambersburg $43,730 Killeen $42,950 Panama City $42,210 Medford $42,130 Houston $41,570 Eugene $41,530 Harrisburg $41,510 Midland $41,370 Flint $41,350 San Antonio $41,240 Harrisonburg $41,070 Odessa $40,340 Victoria $39,160 Waco $38,680 College Station $38,500 Reading $38,420 Beaumont $38,400 Abilene $38,180 Lubbock $38,120 Virginia Beach $37,890 South Bend $37,000 San Angelo $36,380 Corpus Christi $36,250 Altoona $35,600 Gettysburg $35,550 McAllen $35,480 Wichita Falls $34,960 York $34,800 Hagerstown $34,620 Sherman $34,170 Laredo $33,920 El Paso $33,080 Longview $32,510 Brownsville $31,960 Charleston $30,200
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Abilene, Texas$38,180-31.2%
Albany, Oregon$43,850-21.0%
Albany, New York$52,110-6.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$48,030-13.4%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$35,600-35.8%
Amarillo, Texas$45,720-17.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$56,700+2.2%
Austin, Texas$49,010-11.7%
Bakersfield, California$52,610-5.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$58,260+5.0%
Beaumont, Texas$38,400-30.8%
Bellingham, Washington$81,210+46.4%
Bend, Oregon$45,040-18.8%
Brownsville, Texas$31,960-42.4%
Buffalo, New York$59,550+7.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$48,740-12.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$43,730-21.2%
Charleston, West Virginia$30,200-45.6%
Chico, California$57,300+3.3%
College Station, Texas$38,500-30.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$36,250-34.7%
Crestview, Florida$49,280-11.2%
Dallas, Texas$46,980-15.3%
Deltona, Florida$45,520-18.0%
Detroit, Michigan$53,460-3.6%
El Centro, California$52,740-4.9%
El Paso, Texas$33,080-40.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$46,500-16.2%
Eugene, Oregon$41,530-25.1%
Flint, Michigan$41,350-25.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$50,570-8.9%
Fresno, California$56,670+2.1%
Gainesville, Florida$53,870-2.9%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$35,550-35.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$48,810-12.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$34,620-37.6%
Hanford, California$54,690-1.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$41,510-25.2%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$41,070-26.0%
Houston, Texas$41,570-25.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$60,710+9.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$53,870-2.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$44,100-20.5%
Killeen, Texas$42,950-22.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$51,840-6.6%
Lakeland, Florida$51,500-7.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$45,190-18.5%
Lansing, Michigan$53,380-3.8%
Laredo, Texas$33,920-38.9%
Longview, Texas$32,510-41.4%
Los Angeles, California$64,980+17.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$55,730+0.5%
Lubbock, Texas$38,120-31.3%
McAllen, Texas$35,480-36.0%
Medford, Oregon$42,130-24.1%
Merced, California$54,620-1.6%
Miami, Florida$51,950-6.4%
Midland, Texas$41,370-25.4%
Modesto, California$62,470+12.6%
Napa, California$73,870+33.1%
Naples, Florida$57,220+3.1%
New York, New York$75,870+36.8%
Sarasota, Florida$46,150-16.8%
Ocala, Florida$46,630-16.0%
Odessa, Texas$40,340-27.3%
Olympia, Washington$65,500+18.1%
Orlando, Florida$55,860+0.7%
Oxnard, California$61,790+11.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$48,600-12.4%
Panama City, Florida$42,210-23.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$52,890-4.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,060-18.8%
Portland, Oregon$59,860+7.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$47,240-14.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$38,420-30.7%
Redding, California$48,380-12.8%
Richmond, Virginia$46,360-16.4%
Riverside, California$57,850+4.3%
Rochester, New York$52,020-6.2%
Sacramento, California$65,780+18.6%
Salem, Oregon$45,320-18.3%
Salinas, California$66,420+19.7%
San Angelo, Texas$36,380-34.4%
San Antonio, Texas$41,240-25.7%
San Diego, California$60,120+8.4%
San Francisco, California$72,470+30.6%
San Jose, California$83,790+51.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$58,630+5.7%
Santa Cruz, California$69,150+24.6%
Santa Maria, California$59,400+7.1%
Santa Rosa, California$65,670+18.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$45,920-17.2%
Seattle, Washington$76,730+38.3%
Sherman, Texas$34,170-38.4%
South Bend, Indiana$37,000-33.3%
Spokane, Washington$79,610+43.5%
Stockton, California$62,950+13.5%
Syracuse, New York$63,390+14.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$52,500-5.4%
Tampa, Florida$58,370+5.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$71,910+29.6%
Vallejo, California$61,150+10.2%
Victoria, Texas$39,160-29.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$37,890-31.7%
Visalia, California$56,650+2.1%
Waco, Texas$38,680-30.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas$34,960-37.0%
York, Pennsylvania$34,800-37.3%
Yuba City, California$60,870+9.7%

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
55,480/yr
Estimated take-home
44,153/yr
Est. total withheld
20.4%

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 41-9099 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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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555