Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Chicago, Illinois earns $83,770 a year.

$83,770 / year, mean
↑ 1.8% 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 sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel — 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)
55,730
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.1%
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 $127,280 San Francisco $110,360 New York $106,910 Seattle $96,550 Trenton $90,430 Midland $89,490 Los Angeles $88,570 Santa Maria $87,020 Detroit $86,800 Ann Arbor $86,100 Olympia $85,820 Mount Vernon $85,600 San Diego $85,600 Chicago $83,770 Portland $83,190 Bremerton $82,280 Buffalo $82,190 Kingston $81,600 Philadelphia $81,130 Odessa $80,800 Albany $80,750 Napa $80,670 Sacramento $80,580 Kiryas Joel $80,470 San Luis Obispo $80,350 Bellingham $79,760 Wenatchee $79,560 Spokane $79,370 Utica $79,320 Rochester $79,050 Lansing $78,480 Harrisburg $78,140 Lexington Park $77,800 Longview $77,750 Charlottesville $77,630 Albany $77,380 Oxnard $77,100 Austin $77,010 Santa Rosa $76,860 Grand Rapids $76,820 Naples $76,660 Stockton $76,510 Ithaca $76,450 Pittsburgh $76,350 Indianapolis $76,280 Santa Cruz $76,140 Vallejo $75,910 Binghamton $75,650 Atlantic City $75,630 Walla Walla $75,550 Kennewick $75,470 Salem $75,410 Glens Falls $75,360 Columbus $75,150 Medford $75,070 Miami $75,070 Syracuse $74,950 Dallas $74,800 Richmond $74,660 Bend $74,580 Lancaster $74,330 Houston $74,210 Deltona $74,140 Tallahassee $74,140 South Bend $74,120 Riverside $73,830 Crestview $73,760 Lafayette $73,280 Jacksonville $72,950 Dover $72,660 Reading $72,630 Champaign $72,510 Baltimore $72,470 Longview $72,370 Vineland $72,340 York $72,330 Bakersfield $72,170 Kalamazoo $71,920 Bloomington $71,850 Tampa $71,750 Chambersburg $71,710 Palm Bay $71,700 Battle Creek $71,510 Modesto $71,420 Lebanon $71,410 Monroe $71,390 Corvallis $71,070 Orlando $71,000 Lynchburg $70,950 Fresno $70,930 Peoria $70,910 Victoria $70,910 Blacksburg $70,890 Rockford $70,820 Salinas $70,450 Watertown $70,410 Decatur $70,180 Bloomington $70,140 Fort Wayne $69,900 Gainesville $69,880 Traverse City $69,880 Muncie $69,660 Sarasota $69,600 Evansville $69,420 Virginia Beach $69,280 Punta Gorda $69,200 Yakima $69,200 Jackson $69,180 Hagerstown $69,160 Elkhart $69,120 Port St. Lucie $69,050 Allentown $68,960 Fort Myers $68,950 Williamsport $68,700 State College $68,690 Wildwood $68,630 Paducah $68,580 Elmira $68,470 Flint $68,410 Ocala $68,370 Eugene $68,310 Chico $68,040 Springfield $68,040 Roanoke $68,030 Winchester $67,930 Redding $67,870 Harrisonburg $67,690 Beaumont $67,620 Louisville $67,250 Yuba City $67,200 Sebastian $67,110 Hanford $66,960 Staunton $66,960 Altoona $66,860 Merced $66,830 Kankakee $66,810 Bay City $66,570 Lexington $66,420 Niles $66,400 Pensacola $66,360 Visalia $66,270 Corpus Christi $66,220 Erie $65,950 Scranton $65,870 Midland $65,590 El Centro $65,330 Saginaw $65,290 Grants Pass $65,220 Waco $64,750 Homosassa Springs $64,730 Michigan City $64,720 Tyler $64,520 San Antonio $64,410 Gettysburg $64,330 Weirton $63,990 Salisbury $63,920 Charleston $63,740 Elizabethtown $63,110 Johnstown $63,080 Abilene $62,920 Panama City $62,710 Sherman $62,680 Terre Haute $62,660 College Station $62,610 Lubbock $62,250 Morgantown $61,760 Kokomo $61,670 Muskegon $60,790 Huntington $60,370 Amarillo $60,340 Wichita Falls $60,250 Parkersburg $60,070 Killeen $59,970 Sebring $59,840 Lakeland $58,750 Bowling Green $58,090 McAllen $57,650 Texarkana $57,640 El Paso $57,290 Laredo $57,060 Owensboro $56,640 San Angelo $55,750 Beckley $53,990 Wheeling $53,980 Eagle Pass $53,040 Brownsville $52,900
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Abilene, Texas$62,920-24.9%
Albany, Oregon$77,380-7.6%
Albany, New York$80,750-3.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$68,960-17.7%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$66,860-20.2%
Amarillo, Texas$60,340-28.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$86,100+2.8%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$75,630-9.7%
Austin, Texas$77,010-8.1%
Bakersfield, California$72,170-13.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,470-13.5%
Battle Creek, Michigan$71,510-14.6%
Bay City, Michigan$66,570-20.5%
Beaumont, Texas$67,620-19.3%
Beckley, West Virginia$53,990-35.5%
Bellingham, Washington$79,760-4.8%
Bend, Oregon$74,580-11.0%
Binghamton, New York$75,650-9.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$70,890-15.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$71,850-14.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$70,140-16.3%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$58,090-30.7%
Bremerton, Washington$82,280-1.8%
Brownsville, Texas$52,900-36.9%
Buffalo, New York$82,190-1.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$68,950-17.7%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$71,710-14.4%
Champaign, Illinois$72,510-13.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$63,740-23.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$77,630-7.3%
Chico, California$68,040-18.8%
College Station, Texas$62,610-25.3%
Columbus, Indiana$75,150-10.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$66,220-21.0%
Corvallis, Oregon$71,070-15.2%
Crestview, Florida$73,760-11.9%
Dallas, Texas$74,800-10.7%
Decatur, Illinois$70,180-16.2%
Deltona, Florida$74,140-11.5%
Detroit, Michigan$86,800+3.6%
Dover, Delaware$72,660-13.3%
Eagle Pass, Texas$53,040-36.7%
El Centro, California$65,330-22.0%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$63,110-24.7%
Elkhart, Indiana$69,120-17.5%
Elmira, New York$68,470-18.3%
El Paso, Texas$57,290-31.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$65,950-21.3%
Eugene, Oregon$68,310-18.5%
Evansville, Indiana$69,420-17.1%
Flint, Michigan$68,410-18.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$69,900-16.6%
Fresno, California$70,930-15.3%
Gainesville, Florida$69,880-16.6%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$64,330-23.2%
Glens Falls, New York$75,360-10.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$76,820-8.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$65,220-22.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$69,160-17.4%
Hanford, California$66,960-20.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$78,140-6.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$67,690-19.2%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$64,730-22.7%
Houston, Texas$74,210-11.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$60,370-27.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$76,280-8.9%
Ithaca, New York$76,450-8.7%
Jackson, Michigan$69,180-17.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$72,950-12.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$63,080-24.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$71,920-14.1%
Kankakee, Illinois$66,810-20.2%
Kennewick, Washington$75,470-9.9%
Killeen, Texas$59,970-28.4%
Kingston, New York$81,600-2.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$80,470-3.9%
Kokomo, Indiana$61,670-26.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$73,280-12.5%
Lakeland, Florida$58,750-29.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$74,330-11.3%
Lansing, Michigan$78,480-6.3%
Laredo, Texas$57,060-31.9%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$71,410-14.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$66,420-20.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$77,800-7.1%
Longview, Texas$72,370-13.6%
Longview, Washington$77,750-7.2%
Los Angeles, California$88,570+5.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$67,250-19.7%
Lubbock, Texas$62,250-25.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$70,950-15.3%
McAllen, Texas$57,650-31.2%
Medford, Oregon$75,070-10.4%
Merced, California$66,830-20.2%
Miami, Florida$75,070-10.4%
Michigan City, Indiana$64,720-22.7%
Midland, Michigan$65,590-21.7%
Midland, Texas$89,490+6.8%
Modesto, California$71,420-14.7%
Monroe, Michigan$71,390-14.8%
Morgantown, West Virginia$61,760-26.3%
Mount Vernon, Washington$85,600+2.2%
Muncie, Indiana$69,660-16.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$60,790-27.4%
Napa, California$80,670-3.7%
Naples, Florida$76,660-8.5%
New York, New York$106,910+27.6%
Niles, Michigan$66,400-20.7%
Sarasota, Florida$69,600-16.9%
Ocala, Florida$68,370-18.4%
Odessa, Texas$80,800-3.5%
Olympia, Washington$85,820+2.4%
Orlando, Florida$71,000-15.2%
Owensboro, Kentucky$56,640-32.4%
Oxnard, California$77,100-8.0%
Paducah, Kentucky$68,580-18.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$71,700-14.4%
Panama City, Florida$62,710-25.1%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$60,070-28.3%
Pensacola, Florida$66,360-20.8%
Peoria, Illinois$70,910-15.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$81,130-3.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$76,350-8.9%
Portland, Oregon$83,190-0.7%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$69,050-17.6%
Punta Gorda, Florida$69,200-17.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$72,630-13.3%
Redding, California$67,870-19.0%
Richmond, Virginia$74,660-10.9%
Riverside, California$73,830-11.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$68,030-18.8%
Rochester, New York$79,050-5.6%
Rockford, Illinois$70,820-15.5%
Sacramento, California$80,580-3.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$65,290-22.1%
Salem, Oregon$75,410-10.0%
Salinas, California$70,450-15.9%
Salisbury, Maryland$63,920-23.7%
San Angelo, Texas$55,750-33.4%
San Antonio, Texas$64,410-23.1%
San Diego, California$85,600+2.2%
San Francisco, California$110,360+31.7%
San Jose, California$127,280+51.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$80,350-4.1%
Santa Cruz, California$76,140-9.1%
Santa Maria, California$87,020+3.9%
Santa Rosa, California$76,860-8.2%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$65,870-21.4%
Seattle, Washington$96,550+15.3%
Sebastian, Florida$67,110-19.9%
Sebring, Florida$59,840-28.6%
Sherman, Texas$62,680-25.2%
South Bend, Indiana$74,120-11.5%
Spokane, Washington$79,370-5.3%
Springfield, Illinois$68,040-18.8%
State College, Pennsylvania$68,690-18.0%
Staunton, Virginia$66,960-20.1%
Stockton, California$76,510-8.7%
Syracuse, New York$74,950-10.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$74,140-11.5%
Tampa, Florida$71,750-14.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$62,660-25.2%
Texarkana, Texas$57,640-31.2%
Traverse City, Michigan$69,880-16.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$90,430+8.0%
Tyler, Texas$64,520-23.0%
Utica, New York$79,320-5.3%
Vallejo, California$75,910-9.4%
Victoria, Texas$70,910-15.4%
Vineland, New Jersey$72,340-13.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$69,280-17.3%
Visalia, California$66,270-20.9%
Waco, Texas$64,750-22.7%
Walla Walla, Washington$75,550-9.8%
Watertown, New York$70,410-15.9%
Weirton, West Virginia$63,990-23.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$79,560-5.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$53,980-35.6%
Wichita Falls, Texas$60,250-28.1%
Wildwood, Florida$68,630-18.1%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$68,700-18.0%
Winchester, Virginia$67,930-18.9%
Yakima, Washington$69,200-17.4%
York, Pennsylvania$72,330-13.7%
Yuba City, California$67,200-19.8%

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
83,770/yr
Estimated take-home
63,757/yr
Est. total withheld
23.9%

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 41-3091 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