Change Lead Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Change Lead make in Chicago, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Change Lead in Chicago, IL is $115,302. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $94,186 to a high of $138,247, with most professionals earning between $104,249 and $127,312.

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Works with Sales Development/Readiness Leader, Cambia Solution Sellers and other SMEs to assess development needs against solution sales attributes.

December 25, 2022

Manage and strengthen relationships with sponsors and key stakeholders across the business by engaging business leaders to identify opportunities where technology or process change can impact divisional goals.

December 26, 2022

Track, measure and report to organization, function and initiative leadership on change management progress towards goals including Planned and Realized ROI according to each business data solution.

February 10, 2023

Create and manage execution of change management deliverables (Change Management Plans, Stakeholder Assessments, Impact Assessments, Communications Plans).

February 13, 2023

Supports other project implementation activities such as but not limited to assembly functional and user-acceptance testing deployment planning communication training and post-deployment support.

February 17, 2023

Lead and coach sales organization and cross-functional business partners to advance key concepts of high performing work teams (collaboration, innovation, mutual accountability) and evolve new measures of success.

March 13, 2023

Provides leadership, guidance, and advice to the work unit, on applying Change and Code Management policies, adhering to and implementing Compliance policies, Problem Management administration, and Infrastructure administration.

March 28, 2023

Demonstrated understanding of technology delivery, systems, and methods necessary to develop an integrated change management plan for the technology organization and the communication skills necessary to influence the organization to embrace the proposed changes and ensure sustainability.

March 29, 2023

Collaborate with the LOB, Consumers, and Technology to perform root cause analysis and develop the strategic remediation path for existing data quality issues for data being sourced into and consumed from the KYC Analytics Platform.

April 11, 2023

Develops and implements sales learning strategies and tactical plans in partnership with Sales Development/Readiness Leader Understands cross functional business partner needs and identifies change practices to drive high performing work teams as a development path for sales.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Change Lead in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

104249

127312

115302

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

107985

135411

120766

What is the average salary for Change Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Change Lead in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Change Lead ranges from $104,249 to $127,312 with the average base salary of $115,302. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $107,985 to $135,411 with the average total cash compensation of $120,766.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$115,302	$104,249 - $127,312
Bonus	$5,464	$3,735 - $8,098
Total Pay	$120,766	$107,985 - $135,411

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Change Lead Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,249 - $127,312	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,249 - $127,312	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,128 - $127,165	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,209 - $127,263	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,209 - $127,263	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,070 - $124,651	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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