Illinois · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does a contract negotiator make in Illinois?
$72,300typical pay for a contract negotiator in 2025
$70,000 – $76,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where contract negotiators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Contract Negotiator (this page)$72,300 (everyone)
- Senior Contract Negotiator$78,700 (everyone)
Highest-paid contract negotiators, 2025
- 1Brian ChillmonContract Negotiator · State Toll Highway Authority$77,100
- 2Denisse MurgueitioContract Negotiator · State Toll Highway Authority$76,000
- 3Nilmini PosmerContract Negotiator · State Toll Highway Authority$72,300
- 4Betrice LoweContract Negotiator · State Toll Highway Authority$70,000
- 5Bouaheuang XayavongContract Negotiator · State Toll Highway Authority$70,000
Common questions
How much does a contract negotiator make in Illinois?
The typical contract negotiator was paid $72,300 in 2025; most earned between $70,000 and $76,000. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Contract Negotiator, at any level (for example "Contract Negotiator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this