Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$90,910avg. a year
$43.71 an hour · 21,760 employed
Business Operations Specialists, All Other in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $90,910 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $89,910. The U.S. average is $93,970.
$81,170Median pay
$43.71Average hourly
+1%vs. Illinois average
21,760Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for business operations specialists, all other in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
17,320 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$100,510
$48.32 an hour
22,170 jobs
Springfield, IL
$95,440
$45.88 an hour
31,110 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$92,530
$44.49 an hour
4140 jobs
Decatur, IL
$83,560
$40.18 an hour
5130 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$83,110
$39.96 an hour
6360 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$82,070
$39.46 an hour
7740 jobs
Peoria, IL
$81,080
$38.98 an hour
8380 jobs
Rockford, IL
$78,690
$37.83 an hour
9220 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$78,570
$37.78 an hour
1050 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$78,030
$37.52 an hour
11120 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$70,780
$34.03 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | $113,740 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $83,190 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $90,330 |
| Management Analysts | $116,590 |
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Questions and answers
How much do business operations specialists, all other make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $90,910 a year, and the median is $81,170. About 21,760 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $89,910.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.69 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-1199. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.