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Media buyer salaries in Illinois

What employers post for media buyer roles in Illinois, from the last 12 months of job posts.

Median posted pay$98KTypical range$91K–$119KBased on44 posts

How media buyer pay is spread

Posts by the middle of their posted range. Dark bar = where the median falls.

2$40K6$60K18$80K11$100K2$120K$140K3$160K$180K2$200K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, media buyer roles

Hybrid$99K
On-site$91K

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, media buyer roles

Agency$98K

By level

Median posted pay

Associate / JuniorNot enough data yet (4 posts)
Media BuyerNot enough data yet (2 posts)
SeniorNot enough data yet (3 posts)
Lead / Manager$98K
Director+Not enough data yet (6 posts)

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Manager, Programmatic MediaBlue Moon Digital, Inc. · Chicago, IL$86K–$104K22 hours agoView job
Associate Director, Paid Social (CPG Client)Spark Foundry · Chicago, IL$97K–$140K23 hours agoView job
Manager, Paid Social MediaStarcom · Chicago, IL$75K–$108K23 hours agoView job
Associate Director, Paid Social MediaStarcom · Chicago, IL$97K–$140K23 hours agoView job
Manager, ProgrammaticWPP Media · Chicago, IL$60K–$140K1 day agoView job

Every posted salary

Real ranges from real job posts. Not self-reported.

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Director, Commerce ProgrammaticWPP · AgencyChicago, IL +1 more · Hybrid$100K–$230K
Vice President, Strategy (Performance Marketing)Critical Mass · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$200K–$225K
Vice President, Strategy (Performance Marketing)Adelphi Group · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$200K–$225K
Director, Performance MediaLaughlin Constable · AgencyChicago, IL · On-site$165K–$185K
Senior Director, Performance MediaAbelsonTaylor Group · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$155K–$180K
Associate Director, Media PlanningStarcom · AgencyChicago, IL · On-site$107K–$153K
Associate Director, Media PlanningPublicis Commerce · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$107K–$153K
Manager, ProgrammaticWPP Media · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$60K–$140K
Associate Director, Paid Social (CPG Client)Spark Foundry · AgencyChicago, IL · On-site$97K–$140K
Associate Director, Paid Social MediaStarcom · AgencyChicago, IL · On-site$97K–$140K
Dashed line = median ($98K). Showing 10 of 44.

Posted pay from 397 US media buyer job posts that list a salary, Jul 2026 to Oct 2026. Not self-reported. Medians use full-time pay only, monthly pay times 12; contract, hourly and pay tied to ad spend are listed but left out. A median shows from 10 posts.