Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/ Title: Chief of Staff hourly rate in Illinois, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Chief of Staff pay in Illinois: median wage $68 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $140. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024. IL · United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Chief of Staff hourly rate in Illinois The market median wage for a Chief of Staff in Illinois is **$67.53 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$140 an hour** on Deftridge, -3% against the United States rate. **$140/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$67.53/hr** median wage **$43-110** middle half of wages **$3,030** a month at 5 hours a week ## Chief of Staff wage percentiles in Illinois Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $30.43 | $660 | $63,300 | | 25th | $43.30 | $940 | $90,100 | | Median | $67.53 | $1,460 | $140,500 | | 75th | $109.76 | $2,380 | $228,300 | | 90th | $166.27 | $3,600 | $345,800 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 170,790 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Illinois in numbers What sets Illinois apart for a Chief of Staff, from the same sources as the table above. - **-2%** median wage against the United States median of $69.01 - **26th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **170,790** people employed in the role in this place - **$75.23** median wage in the Decatur metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Chief of Staff in Illinois by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Manager | $120 | $2,600 | | Director | $140 | $3,030 | - Regular role **$140** - One-off task **$160** - Task bundle **$145** ## Chief of Staff pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Chief of Staff, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Illinois ranks **26 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $115.42 | $245 | | California | $97.48 | $205 | | Delaware | $94.47 | $200 | | South Carolina | $68.55 | $145 | | North Carolina | $67.90 | $145 | | Pennsylvania | $67.89 | $145 | | Illinois | $67.53 | $140 | | Maryland | $67.23 | $140 | | Georgia | $67.07 | $140 | | Maine | $66.75 | $140 | ## Metro areas in Illinois Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Decatur $75.23/hr median wage · range $50-111](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Chicago $70.12/hr median wage · range $48-116](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Rockford $63.83/hr median wage · range $42-94](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Peoria $63.72/hr median wage · range $42-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Bloomington $63.14/hr median wage · range $40-106](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Springfield $63.03/hr median wage · range $42-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Champaign $62.48/hr median wage · range $41-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) - [Kankakee $60.14/hr median wage · range $40-88](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/illinois/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Chief of Staff rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/) · [Chief of Staff jobs in Illinois](https://deftridge.com/jobs/chief-of-staff/illinois/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)