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Construction Supervisor Salary in Chicago, IL

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The median construction supervisor in the Chicago area earns $111,260 a year ($53.49 an hour), 39% above the U.S. median ($79,920) and 5% above the Illinois median ($105,750). Half of the 13,420 construction supervisors there earn between $93,590 and $127,470.

Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median. Dashed: U.S. median.
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, May 2025 (latest official data). Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Annual payChicago areaIllinoisU.S.
10th percentile$66,450$62,500$53,280
25th percentile$93,590$82,550$63,400
Median$111,260$105,750$79,920
75th percentile$127,470$124,460$101,460
90th percentile$135,240$132,590$128,260
Average$108,300$103,450$86,450
Jobs13,42019,340812,210

Chicago, IL ranks 5th of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas for construction supervisor pay. Highest: San Jose, CA ($129,700).

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, www.bls.gov/oes. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.