Project Management Specialists pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$113,740avg. a year
$54.68 an hour · 21,040 employed
Project Management Specialists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $113,740 a year. That is $2,510 (2%) more than the Illinois average of $111,230. The U.S. average is $110,740.
$105,320Median pay
$54.68Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
21,040Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for project management specialists in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1730 jobs
Peoria, IL
$121,160
$58.25 an hour
2460 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$118,470
$56.96 an hour
3650 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$108,520
$52.17 an hour
410,450 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$104,000
$50.00 an hour
560 jobs
Decatur, IL
$103,600
$49.81 an hour
6490 jobs
Springfield, IL
$101,100
$48.60 an hour
770 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$100,770
$48.45 an hour
8390 jobs
Rockford, IL
$99,180
$47.68 an hour
9310 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$95,530
$45.93 an hour
10200 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$89,050
$42.81 an hour
11280 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$84,730
$40.74 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do project management specialists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $113,740 a year, and the median is $105,320. About 21,040 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $2,510 (2%) more than the Illinois average of $111,230.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.68 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-1082. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.