Salary insights

Salary Contract in Chicago

Market pay levels based on 43 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median130 677 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average130 677 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile130 677 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile130 677 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile130 677 $
Median130 677 $
Upper quartile130 677 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 130 677 $ and 130 677 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 130 677 $.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 43 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (130 677 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (130 677 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 130 677 $ to 130 677 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 130 677 $ and a quarter above 130 677 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 43 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 130 677 $ is the market level, above 130 677 $ is the strong quarter, below 130 677 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.