Placement Specialist Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Placement Specialist make in Chicago, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Placement Specialist in Chicago, IL is $85,991. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $69,250 to a high of $103,885, with most professionals earning between $77,228 and $95,357.

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Performs duties as team leader over a group of Human Resources Specialists, Human Resource Technicians, and Clerks.

January 21, 2023

Monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of recruitment and placement work, including reviewing work in progress and completed work to ensure that work priorities, methods, deadlines.

February 24, 2023

Participate in outreach efforts, including media contacts, speakers' bureaus, working with volunteers and fundraising, advocacy, or public awareness events, and networking with other agencies regarding adoption and adoption issues.

February 28, 2023

Assist in developing short and long range staffing plans to meet forecasted mission requirements, human capital losses, and changes in critical competencies.

March 20, 2023

Requires attention to detail, excellent analytical ability and strong communication skills.

March 22, 2023

Complete or direct special staff acquisition programs, studies, projects or reports relating to various staff acquisition functions within assigned areas.

March 29, 2023

Reviews actions for accuracy and completeness prior to forwarding for processing, ensuring all required technical aspects of requested personnel actions are researched and coordinated with appropriate management personnel prior to submission.

April 04, 2023

Provides a minimum of six face-to-face employer contacts in the community each week to learn about local businesses and employer hiring needs, and to talk about specific clients who are looking for work and/or to talk about employer services offered by the IPS program.

April 23, 2023

Demonstrates effective experience as an instructional leader or equivalent educational leadership role that involved implementing successful strategies that improved outcomes for students.

May 03, 2023

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other service providers/funding sources to ensure all necessary supports are included to maximize the potential for employment success for the individual being supported.

May 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Placement Specialist in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

77228

95357

85991

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

78701

100162

88401

What is the average salary for Placement Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Placement Specialist in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Placement Specialist ranges from $77,228 to $95,357 with the average base salary of $85,991. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $78,701 to $100,162 with the average total cash compensation of $88,401.

View Average Salary for Placement Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$85,991	$77,228 - $95,357
Bonus	$2,410	$1,473 - $4,805
Total Pay	$88,401	$78,701 - $100,162

* 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.

Placement Specialist Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,228 - $95,357	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,228 - $95,357	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,139 - $95,247	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,199 - $95,320	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,199 - $95,320	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,614 - $93,364	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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