What is the average Program Manager salary in Chicago?

The median midpoint of 11 live Program Manager postings in Chicago is $151k a year. Half of them fall between $132k and $171k.

Which companies pay Program Manager roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Reddit ($216k), Okta ($172k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Program Manager salary in Chicago

What employers are offering right now, from 11 live Program Manager postings in Chicago that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$151k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$132k–$171k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$247k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$94k

$113k

$132k

$151k

$170k

$189k

$208k

$227k

Top-paying companies for Program Manager roles

Company	Median	Postings
Reddit	$216k	2
Okta	$172k	2

Highest-paying open Program Manager jobs

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Senior Principal Program Manager, GTM Excellence

Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA $180k – $313k/yr

Direct from employer Aug 19

Okta

Program Manager, ISV Ecosystem

Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC $162k – $222k/yr

machine learningsaasDirect from employer Aug 24

Senior Program Manager, Business Process Transformation

Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA $155k – $217k/yr

Direct from employer Jun 16

Asana

Digital & Scaled Customer Success Program Manager

Chicago $147k – $167k/yr

analyticscustomer successb2bsaasDirect from employer 9d ago

Okta

Sr. Program Manager, Global Enablement Strategic Revenue

Chicago, Illinois $128k – $176k/yr

machine learninganalyticssalesforceb2bDirect from employer 4d ago

Harvey

Workplace Project Manager

Chicago Full-time $121k – $181k/yr

Direct from employer Jul 28

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Program Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Program Manager salary in Chicago?: The median midpoint of 11 live Program Manager postings in Chicago is $151k a year. Half of them fall between $132k and $171k.
Which companies pay Program Manager roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Reddit ($216k), Okta ($172k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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