1,750+ Product & Project Management Jobs in Chicago, IL

Observed local government data shows a split market: BLS puts project management specialists at a $105,320 median annual wage in Chicago, while the much broader management occupational group averages $150,130. Directional posting data shows current advertised pay centering on about $105k to $145k, with a broader middle band of about $84k to $177k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 1,636 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $87,000 at the 25th percentile, $122,000 at the median and $157,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Chicago is still a real market for management, product, and project work, with more than 1,600 postings across more than 900 companies in the last 90 days and a large local base of 404,010 management jobs that account for 9.0% of metro employment. But it is not an easy market: the metro unemployment rate was 4.9% in July 2026, local employment was down -2.4046% year over year, and only about 5% of sampled postings were entry-level. The result is a competitive market with openings, but one that favors experienced candidates who can show domain depth and delivery evidence rather than generic PM language.

Best positioned: Candidates with 3-8 years in enterprise delivery or domain-heavy product work have the best odds, especially if they can point to payments, integrations, CRM, utilities, healthcare transformation, or implementation programs like the roles recently advertised by Capital One, Coinflow, Flywire, Symbotic, Exelon, and AbbVie.

Main caution: Do not assume Chicago's $150,130 average pay for the broad management group is what most PM roles pay; BLS puts project management specialists at a $105,320 median locally, and current posted ranges center closer to about $105k to $145k.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,989 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AbbVie Inc.: 31 open roles
2. Walgreens Co.: 23 open roles
3. Publicis Groupe: 14 open roles
4. JLL: 13 open roles
5. Exelon: 12 open roles
6. Advocate Health Care: 11 open roles
7. Publicis Groupe ANZ: 11 open roles
8. Deloitte: 9 open roles
9. Harrison Consulting Solutions: 9 open roles
10. Northwestern University: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Chicago: 1,014
• Downers Grove: 40
• Schaumburg: 33
• Deerfield: 32
• Itasca: 30
• North Chicago: 30
• Aurora: 29
• Oak Brook: 28

Work arrangement

on-site 1,228 (63%), hybrid 616 (32%), remote 94 (5%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a single dominant hiring brand. Over the last 90 days, the metro showed more than 1,600 postings across more than 900 companies, and the employer base looks fragmented. The clearest current pockets are enterprise product roles in payments, integrations, and CRM, plus delivery-heavy program and project work tied to implementations and regulated operations. Recent local signals include Capital One card integrations, Coinflow payments, fraud, and vendor onboarding, Flywire Salesforce product leadership, MISUMI manufacturing-adjacent product work, Symbotic on-site implementation projects, and broader activity from Exelon, AbbVie, Molex, and Jacobs. This means Chicago is better for candidates who can tell a domain-specific story than for generalist "any industry" applicants. Pure remote consumer-product searches will feel much thinner than the headline PM market, because about 60% of sampled roles are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

• Payments, integrations, and platform product (high): Recent postings include Capital One card integrations, Coinflow payments and fraud, and Flywire's Senior Product Manager, Salesforce role.
• Implementation-heavy enterprise project delivery (high): On-site project work remains active, including Symbotic implementation hiring, and the broader employer mix includes large enterprise names such as Exelon and AbbVie.
• Manufacturing and regulated-industry product work (moderate): MISUMI, Molex, AbbVie, and Exelon point to a market that rewards product and program candidates who understand physical operations, regulated environments, or enterprise systems.

Where to focus: If you already have domain experience, anchor your search around that domain first and only then pick the title—Chicago is rewarding specialists more than title generalists.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Analyst / Systems Analyst: It uses the same stakeholder, documentation, and delivery muscles that local employers keep asking for in project roles.
• Implementation Consultant: Chicago has visible implementation-heavy openings, including on-site project work tied to automation and systems rollout.
• Product Operations / Revenue Operations Analyst: It is a practical back door for candidates who can run workflow, tooling, and cross-functional coordination but do not yet have full product ownership.
• Fraud or Payments Operations Lead: Local product demand is explicitly showing up around payments, fraud, card integrations, and vendor onboarding.

What postings ask for

• Project management cadence (table_stakes | immediate): Project management is the single most common hard skill in the local sample, appearing in about 45% of postings. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Stakeholder management (table_stakes | immediate): Stakeholder management shows up in about 20% of local postings, which tells you employers want people who can align teams, not just run tools. Who: All applicants, but especially program and chief-of-staff style candidates.
• Budget and risk management (differentiator | immediate): Budget management and risk management each appear in about 15% of local postings, making them strong proof-of-seniority signals for delivery roles. Who: Mid-career project and program candidates.
• PMP (differentiator | near-term): PMP is the certification most often required locally, but it still appears in only about 10% of postings, so it works best as a filter-clearer rather than a universal requirement. Who: Project-heavy candidates, PMO professionals, and career switchers with real delivery experience.
• Payments, integrations, fraud, and vendor onboarding (premium | immediate): Recent Chicago product roles are clustering around card integrations, payments, fraud, and vendor onboarding, which gives domain candidates a real edge. Who: Product managers, TPMs, and fintech-adjacent applicants.
• Salesforce and CRM product ownership (premium | near-term): Flywire's Chicago Senior Product Manager, Salesforce posting shows direct local demand for CRM platform ownership rather than only generic product management. Who: Product candidates with enterprise platform backgrounds.

Questions about this market

What do Management, Product & Project roles pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Observed local government data shows a split market: BLS puts project management specialists at a $105,320 median annual wage in Chicago, while the much broader management occupational group averages $150,130. Directional posting data shows current advertised pay centering on about $105k to $145k, with a broader middle band of about $84k to $177k. Chicago is a good-paying market for this category, but the premium is uneven. Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Illinois openings for management, product & project at about $102,946, compared with about $79,688 across all Illinois openings.

Where is demand for Management, Product & Project roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a single dominant hiring brand. Over the last 90 days, the metro showed more than 1,600 postings across more than 900 companies, and the employer base looks fragmented. The clearest current pockets are enterprise product roles in payments, integrations, and CRM, plus delivery-heavy program and project work tied to implementations and regulated operations. Recent local signals include Capital One card integrations, Coinflow payments, fraud, and vendor onboarding, Flywire Salesforce product leadership, MISUMI manufacturing-adjacent product work, Symbotic on-site implementation projects, and broader activity from Exelon, AbbVie, Molex, and Jacobs. This means Chicago is better for candidates who can tell a domain-specific story than for generalist "any industry" applicants. Pure remote consumer-product searches will feel much thinner than the headline PM market, because about 60% of sampled roles are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

Which employers are hiring the most Management, Product & Project talent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Exelon (20 postings), Capital One (20 postings), Burns & McDonnell (20 postings), ARCO/Murray (20 postings), Thearcoway (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Management, Product & Project roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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