Product / project manager · Chicago, IL
Product / project manager in Chicago: $2,834/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Chicago at $105,320 a year. About 21,040 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $67,350 and the 90th is $165,780. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,834 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 110 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,834
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,320
$67,350 to $165,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
21,040
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
44th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $105,320.
- Taxes$2,289
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$2,834
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,320
- Federal income tax
- −$14,340
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,057
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,076
- Take-home pay
- $77,847
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$2,834 left/mo
Rank every metro for a product / project manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,646/mo.
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Questions
What does a product / project manager make in Chicago?
$105,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 21,040 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Chicago?
$2,834 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?
Peoria, about 110 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Chicago.