Project Management Jobs in Illinois

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Illinois Ranks:
13
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary
14
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
21
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
27
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
28
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
32
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary

The Land of Lincoln goes beyond just Chicago, sporting several college towns and metropolitan areas with jobs in project management. However, salaries vary widely throughout the state. At the top is Bloomington-Normal, where the pay for transportation, storage, and distribution managers is 116% of the U.S. median salary, or $95,000, and industrial production managers an impressive 133% of the median, or $118,000. Construction managers in Decatur earn over $94,000 on average. Peoria’s architectural and engineering managers have median salaries of over $150,000. However, industrial production managers in Springfield will not be able to buy to many deep-dish pizzas with their salary of $48,000.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers12,890$112,74093%
Industrial Production Managers6,610$87,54098%
Architectural and Engineering Managers6,600$113,62091%
Construction Managers6,020$88,140106%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers5,210$76,96094%
Natural Sciences Managers880$115,220100%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Peoria, IL520$150,060120%
Rockford, IL190$93,74075%
Bloomington-Normal, IL110$136,860110%
Champaign-Urbana, IL70$100,82081%
Decatur, IL40$92,24074%
Kankakee-Bradley, IL30$118,71095%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Peoria, IL300$104,47086%
Bloomington-Normal, IL210$111,75092%
Champaign-Urbana, IL170$107,24089%
Springfield, IL160$94,26078%
Rockford, IL160$95,44079%
Decatur, IL50$83,14069%
Kankakee-Bradley, IL40$92,58077%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Peoria, IL220$75,49091%
Rockford, IL140$88,300107%
Champaign-Urbana, IL110$78,95095%
Springfield, IL90$75,63091%
Decatur, IL80$94,320114%
Bloomington-Normal, IL60$76,71093%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Rockford, IL310$82,26092%
Peoria, IL260$100,470113%
Decatur, IL50$63,83072%
Danville, IL50$88,800100%
Kankakee-Bradley, IL40$97,840110%
Champaign-Urbana, IL40$75,95085%
Springfield, IL40$47,70053%
Bloomington-Normal, IL0$118,460133%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Peoria, IL130$67,64083%
Rockford, IL110$61,22075%
Kankakee-Bradley, IL80$57,39070%
Champaign-Urbana, IL50$61,91076%
Springfield, IL40$65,51080%
Bloomington-Normal, IL40$95,190116%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012