Chicago · United States
Accountant salary in Chicago
The median salary in Accountant job ads in Chicago, United States is $101,000 a year (about $8,417 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $92,250 to $110,000, based on 14 salaries from 12 employers, updated 11 Nov 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Accountants and Auditors: official pay in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, May 2025
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, accountants and auditors (SOC 13-2011) earned a median $82,360 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 14 job ads for Chicago jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $101,000.
- 10th percentile
- $59,530
- 25th percentile
- $72,280
- Median
- $82,360
- 75th percentile
- $103,120
- 90th percentile
- $134,100
Jobiba's job-ad median is 23% above the BLS median.
Occupation: Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) · 41,360 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (metropolitan area data) (public domain), retrieved 1 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $101,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $98,637
- Oct 2026
- Low $98,637 · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 14
- from 12 employers
- Last updated
- 11 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 11 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in Chicago
- 10th percentile
- $90,000
- 25th percentile
- $92,250
- Median
- $101,000
- 75th percentile
- $110,000
- 90th percentile
- $153,950
14 salaries · 18 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 380 salaries: down −7.1%
Based on 14 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 11 Nov 2026
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Accountant pay in Chicago
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| accountingmedian $102,000 · 13 salaries | up +1.0% | |
| financemedian $100,000 · 13 salaries | down −1.0% | |
| Excelmedian $98,750 · 8 salaries | down −2.2% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Accountant jobs that show their pay in Chicago
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Director of Finance & AccountingMarquette Associates · Director · posted 8 Nov 2026$175,000 – $250,000
- Fund Accountant - Multi Asset Class / CreditGCM Grosvenor · Mid level · posted 7 Nov 2026$85,000 – $110,000
- 2027 Fund Accounting Summer InternGCM Grosvenor · Entry level · posted 7 Nov 2026$65,000 – $70,000
- Senior Portfolio AccountantHarris Associates · Mid level · posted 7 Nov 2026$85,000 – $110,000
- Senior Accountant (Hybrid)Rewards Network · Mid level · posted 7 Nov 2026$90,000 – $110,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
14 salaries from 12 employers, posted between 11 Nov 2025 and 11 Nov 2026. Last updated 11 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 100%
Frequently asked questions
Accountant salary in Chicago: common questions
What is the average Accountant salary in Chicago in 2026?
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, accountants and auditors (SOC 13-2011) earned a median $82,360 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 14 job ads for Chicago jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $101,000. The middle half of those job ads pay between $92,250 and $110,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Accountant pay in Chicago compare with the United States median?
The Accountant median in Chicago is -7.1% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate Accountant salary in Chicago?
From 14 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.