Illinois · 2025 pay · 61 people
How much does a project manager make in Illinois?
$95,100typical pay for a project manager in 2025
$84,000 – $113,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗✓ Official data from Town of Normal · Matches the agency's latest release · normalil.gov ↗
Where project managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Capital Development Board32 people$95,250
- State Toll Highway Authority14 people$97,100
- State Board of Education4 people$109,000
- Office of the Executive Inspector General2 people$78,400
- Teachers' Retirement System2 people$106,450
- Executive Ethics Commission2 people$116,500
- Attorney General2 people$67,600
- Town of Normal1 person$111,312
- State Employees' Retirement System1 person$200
- State Treasurer1 person$79,300
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).
- Project Manager (this page)$95,100 (everyone)
- Senior Project Manager$127,200 (everyone)
Highest-paid project managers, 2025
- 1Joseph KimProject Manager · Executive Ethics Commission$139,800
- 2Michael KlepitschProject Manager · Capital Development Board$134,600
- 3Dana McgregorProject Manager · State Toll Highway Authority$126,500
- 4Jeremy MehochkoProject Manager · State Board of Education$126,300
- 5Kenneth WatkinsProject Manager · Capital Development Board$124,200
Common questions
How much does a project manager make in Illinois?
The typical project manager was paid $95,100 in 2025; most earned between $84,000 and $113,000. This counts all 61 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Project Manager, at any level (for example "Project Manager"). 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