Retail Salespersons pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$39,370avg. a year
$18.93 an hour · 96,950 employed
Retail Salespersons in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $39,370 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $38,680. The U.S. average is $37,310.
$35,820Median pay
$18.93Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
96,950Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for retail salespersons in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
12,970 jobs
Rockford, IL
$37,370
$17.97 an hour
23,710 jobs
Peoria, IL
$37,360
$17.96 an hour
329,750 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$37,070
$17.82 an hour
42,180 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$36,640
$17.62 an hour
5950 jobs
Decatur, IL
$36,600
$17.60 an hour
62,570 jobs
Springfield, IL
$36,550
$17.57 an hour
71,910 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$36,310
$17.46 an hour
84,760 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$35,730
$17.18 an hour
91,140 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$35,410
$17.03 an hour
101,460 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$34,370
$16.52 an hour
111,800 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$31,190
$14.99 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 retail salespersons make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $39,370 a year, and the median is $35,820. About 96,950 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $38,680.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 21.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.86 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-2031. 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.