Planning Executive Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Planning Executive make in Chicago, IL?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Planning Executive in Chicago, IL is $348,343. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $293,703 to $412,416, with most professionals earning between $243,957 and $470,752.

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Build effective decision support capabilities within the team and adopt new / innovation decision support tools (where relevant) that add demonstrable value to the Plans and our overall organization.

October 02, 2022

Monitors and reports progress against stated goals, metrics, and significant milestones, and uses data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of existing processes to develop sustainable and repeatable process improvements.

January 10, 2023

Works closely with Facilities Finance to ensure all projects are within the approved budget and timely reconciliations are completed for reporting back to Central Finance.

January 23, 2023

Develops and leads forums for executive consultants to coordinate efforts and cross-entity or department silos to help this set of individuals to continuously improve and build their skills and effectiveness in support of their executives and the organization.

January 30, 2023

Demonstrated experience working across functional and regional lines with strong ability to lead and coordinate projects/initiatives with multiple internal and external constituents at national, regional, and local levels in a matrix environment.

February 12, 2023

Reviews requests for bid proposals, assists in the preparation of bid documents opening of bids, evaluation of bids, and making recommendations.

March 01, 2023

Provides support through the interpretation of business operations and/or Centers of Excellence (CoE) analyses and initiatives, and the development of appropriate action plans and responses to address business issues and / or compliance and regulatory issues.

March 09, 2023

Collaborate with the Finance team and Business Unit Controllers to identify opportunities for enhanced reporting of the firms new business and key performance indicator reports for senior management, or the format and distribution of existing reports.

March 21, 2023

Drive alignment and consistency around strategic measures and corresponding data elements where necessary in order to undertake effective decision support work and required comparative analysis.

April 30, 2023

Supports the planning, management and execution of key business processes associated with management of the applicable functional area, including but not limited to performance management, strategic planning, communications, and tactical initiatives.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Planning Executive in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

293703

412416

348343

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

358322

584513

449957

What is the average salary for Planning Executive in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Planning Executive in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Planning Executive ranges from $293,703 to $412,416 with the average base salary of $348,343. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $358,322 to $584,513 with the average total cash compensation of $449,957.

View Average Salary for Planning Executive as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$348,343	$293,703 - $412,416
Bonus	$101,615	$64,618 - $172,097
Total Pay	$449,957	$358,322 - $584,513

* 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.

Planning Executive Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $293,703 - $412,416	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $293,703 - $412,416	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $293,362 - $411,937	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $293,590 - $412,256	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $293,590 - $412,256	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $287,564 - $403,796	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen), locally also /-ˈkɔː-/), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, and the fourth largest in North A...

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