Senior Financial Manager salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Naperville, Oakbrook Terrace, Schaumburg, North Chicago, Rosemont.

Also listed as: Finance Manager

Median salary$190,045
Middle 50%$185k–$203.1k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $181,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $180,652 and $262,680.
PercentileSalary
10th$182,800
25th$185,000
50th (median)$190,045
75th$203,100
90th$236,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $170k $200k FY2020: median $167,648 (15 filings) FY2021: median $162,250 (10 filings) FY2022: median $170,400 (13 filings) FY2023: median $179,900 (19 filings) FY2024: median $185,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $187,546 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$167,648$156,100$175,50015
FY2021$162,250$153,837$170,00010
FY2022$170,400$157,200$180,00013
FY2023$179,900$163,010$186,62019
FY2024$185,000$165,000$190,00017
FY2025$187,546$184,250$199,83610
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Chicago's median senior Financial Manager salary of $190,045 is worth about $183,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Chicago = 103.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Managers in the Chicago, IL area earned a median of $168,810 in May 2025 (41,590 employed). The H-1B median here is $190,045, 13% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The Northern Trust Companytoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $125,750 16
Mid-level · Level II $155,000 25
Senior · Level III $190,045 17
Expert · Level IV $246,000 31

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$102,274$125,75016
Mid-level · Level II$145,309$155,00025
Senior · Level III$183,310$190,04517
Expert · Level IV$221,312$246,00031

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.