Chicago · United States

Program Manager salary in Chicago

The median salary in Program Manager job ads in Chicago, United States is $156,816 a year (about $13,068 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $128,500 to $181,400, based on 15 salaries from 8 employers, updated 3 Nov 2026.

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Median in job ads
$156,816
a year
12-month range
High $156,816
Oct 2026
Low $140,275 · Sep 2026
Salaries
15
from 8 employers
Last updated
3 Nov 2026
12-month window to 3 Nov 2026

Salary range

Where pay sits in Chicago

USD · per year
10th percentile
$114,800
25th percentile
$128,500
Median
$156,816
75th percentile
$181,400
90th percentile
$183,950

15 salaries · 14 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.

Compared with the United States median of 295 salaries: down −15.0%

Based on 15 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 3 Nov 2026

Pay listed by employers

Latest Program Manager jobs that show their pay in Chicago

Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.

Evidence

Where these numbers come from

15 salaries from 8 employers, posted between 3 Nov 2025 and 3 Nov 2026. Last updated 3 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.

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Frequently asked questions

Program Manager salary in Chicago: common questions

What is the average Program Manager salary in Chicago in 2026?

Job ads for Program Manager in Chicago on Jobiba list a median salary of $156,816 a year, based on 15 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $128,500 and $181,400 a year (25th to 75th percentile).

How does Program Manager pay in Chicago compare with the United States median?

The Program Manager median in Chicago is -15% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.

How does Jobiba calculate Program Manager salary in Chicago?

From 15 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.

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