Finance & Accounting Chicago, IL
Finance & Accounting salary in Chicago, IL
Typical pay
$97,300a year
Most Finance & Accountings earn $81k to $120k a year
From 779 current job postings, updated Nov 5, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Finance & Accounting salary in Chicago, IL is $97,300 a year. Most job postings pay $81,400 to $120,000. From 779 current job postings, updated Nov 5, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in Illinois
Back to the whole USIllinois
$96k typical, most $80k to $118k
| Chicago, IL | $97k | $81k to $120k | 779 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO | $91k | $69k to $114k | 72 |
| Springfield, IL | $88k | $70k to $108k | 16 |
| Bloomington, IL | – | – | 8 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | – | – | 0 |
| Champaign, IL | – | – | 4 |
| Davenport, IA | – | – | 7 |
| Decatur, IL | – | – | 2 |
| Kankakee, IL | – | – | 0 |
| Paducah, KY | – | – | 1 |
| Peoria, IL | – | – | 4 |
| Rockford, IL | – | – | 6 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 60 job postings$51k $81k
Typical: $65k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 296 job postings$78k $120k
Typical: $90k
- Senior 291 job postings$93k $130k
Typical: $104k
- Lead or manager 7 job postings
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Experienced: most postings pay $78k to $120k a year, typically $90k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lettered Cottage | $83k | – | $78k | – | – |
| Wintrust Financial | $98k | – | $98k | – | – |
| Fitch | $103k | – | $125k | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $97,300 a year for Finance & Accounting roles in Chicago, IL. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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