Production Manager salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 54 certified H-1B filings in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Carol Stream, Aurora.

Also listed as: Plant Manager

Median salary$134,346
Middle 50%$108.7k–$152.2k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $140,000
Filings54FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,797 and $291,473.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,457
25th$108,690
50th (median)$134,346
75th$152,219
90th$186,596

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $102,500 (27 filings) FY2021: median $110,000 (23 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $126,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $135,000 (29 filings) FY2025: median $125,543 (34 filings) FY2026: median $143,550 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 34 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 34
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$102,500$88,837$121,55127
FY2021$110,000$97,500$127,65023
FY2022$100,000$84,793$113,75416
FY2023$126,000$111,940$141,66923
FY2024$135,000$106,413$175,00029
FY2025$125,543$108,326$168,35034
FY2026$143,550$127,683$151,46620

Cost of living

Chicago's median Production Manager salary of $134,346 is worth about $129,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Production Managers in the Chicago, IL area earned a median of $129,840 in May 2025 (8,850 employed). The H-1B median here is $134,346, 3% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
AmpliFI Loyalty Solutionstoo few2
Lactalis Heritage Dairytoo few2
Medline Industriestoo few2
Nhstoo few2
Parker Hannifintoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $113,891 14
Senior · Level III $140,000 13
Expert · Level IV $174,950 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$108,326$113,89114
Senior · Level III$130,624$140,00013
Expert · Level IV$149,843$174,95017

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.