Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$120,510avg. a year
$57.94 an hour · 5,510 employed
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $120,510 a year. That is $3,240 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $117,270. The U.S. average is $119,730.
$112,150Median pay
$57.94Average hourly
+3%vs. Illinois average
5,510Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
1240 jobs
Peoria, IL
$127,930
$61.50 an hour
240 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$109,330
$52.56 an hour
32,170 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$105,450
$50.70 an hour
4220 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$103,000
$49.52 an hour
560 jobs
Rockford, IL
$100,650
$48.39 an hour
630 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$91,430
$43.96 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
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Questions and answers
How much do sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $120,510 a year, and the median is $112,150. About 5,510 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $3,240 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $117,270.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.67 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-4011. 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.