Retail Planner Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Retail Planner make in Chicago, IL?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Retail Planner in Chicago, IL is $85,843. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $76,109 to $97,059, with most professionals earning between $67,247 and $107,270.

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Develop a deep understanding of sales metrics, reporting tools, and data structure in order to identify and drive resolution of issues, provide actionable intelligence with existing metrics or identify, develop, and propose new metrics, dashboards, scorecards or new tools.

December 23, 2022

Drive store level sales through merchandise allocation strategies and localized vendor assortment recommendations.

December 26, 2022

Works with Marketing and Material Planning to manage packaging and unique component run-out, minimizing inventory write-offs.

December 26, 2022

Assist in generating door analysis reports to monitor top/bottom door performance by major account.

January 01, 2023

Provide product and store review and analysis with the overall objective of being responsive to developing trends, driving sales and profitability.

March 08, 2023

Build and create meaningful reporting and set KPI standards by utilizing existing systems (Data Warehouse, 3rd-party cloud-based analysis tools) and to support Finance, Sales, and Merchandising.

March 14, 2023

Review with Merchandise Planner historical data and current trends to forecast future projections while identifying risks and opportunities.

May 19, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Retail Planner in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

76109

97059

85843

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

79498

102703

90196

What is the average salary for Retail Planner in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Retail Planner in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Retail Planner ranges from $76,109 to $97,059 with the average base salary of $85,843. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $79,498 to $102,703 with the average total cash compensation of $90,196.

View Average Salary for Retail Planner as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$85,843	$76,109 - $97,059
Bonus	$4,353	$3,388 - $5,644
Total Pay	$90,196	$79,498 - $102,703

* 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.

Retail Planner Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,537 - $97,604	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,537 - $97,604	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,450 - $97,493	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,508 - $97,567	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,508 - $97,567	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,795 - $95,383	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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About Chicago, Illinois

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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