Paid Media Jobs in Illinois

Labor snapshot

U.S. labor-market snapshot for paid media roles.

Median annual wage (2025)
$79,120
Proxy wage for paid media roles in Illinois (occupation: Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists)
Estimated employment
40,560
Same series for Paid Search, Paid Social, and other channels mapped to “Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists” in Illinois
Vs. U.S. median
+0.5%
above U.S. median of $78,760

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Reference year 2025

PPCjobs.com salary snapshot

From salaries listed on current paid media jobs on this board.

Median listed salary
$91,443 / year
Jobs with salary
181
Typical posted range
$76,500 – $135,000 / year

Source: PPCjobs.com inventory (posted salaries)

Age
25–34 · 38%
Education
Bachelor's 58%
Gender
54% women · 47% men
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Cities in Illinois

3 cities with paid media jobs

Chicago, IL 179 Springfield, IL 11 Peru, IL 9
221–240 of 267 jobs

(last updated: August 19, 2026)

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Growth Marketing Manager - Lead Gen & Events

INTERSOG
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 28, 2026
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Director, Digital Growth Marketing

ThoughtSpot
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 24, 2026
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Executive VP, Growth Marketing & ROI Leader

Pailin Group Psc
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 23, 2026
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Senior Paid Search Strategist

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 21, 2026
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Senior Manager, Paid Media

Covista
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 18, 2026
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Automotive SEM Field Marketing Lead

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 18, 2026
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Senior Paid Search Strategist & Campaign Leader

Publicis Groupe ANZ
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 16, 2026
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Data-Driven Paid Social Specialist for Leads & ROI

Youtech
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 15, 2026
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Growth Marketing Senior Associate SCM & Manufacturing

ZS
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 15, 2026
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Automotive Field Marketing Manager - SEM & Insights

Publicis Groupe ANZ
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 14, 2026
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Manager, Paid Social

Publicis Groupe ANZ
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 14, 2026
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Growth Marketing Associate, AI & GTM

ZS
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 14, 2026
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Automotive Field Marketing Manager - SEM & Insights

Publicis Groupe
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 14, 2026
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Growth Marketing Senior Associate - AI & GTM (Hybrid)

ZS Associates
Hybrid
FULL TIME
June 14, 2026
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Manager, Paid Social

Starcom
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 13, 2026
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Strategic SEM Field Marketing Manager - Automotive

Saatchi & Sa
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 13, 2026
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Paid Media Manager

Montway Auto Transport
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 13, 2026
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Paid Social Campaigns Manager - Strategy & Leadership

Publicis Collective
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 12, 2026
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Paid Search & Display Specialist Data-Driven Growth

520 DAC Group / Chicago Inc.
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 8, 2026
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Senior Digital Marketing Strategy Lead (SEO, PPC & Social)

Downtown Boulder Partnership
In-Office
FULL TIME
June 7, 2026

Career profile & labor market detail

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (SOC 13-1161)

Age
% of workers
Under 258%
25–3438%
35–4428%
45+26%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year

Education
% of workers
High school or less6%
Some college18%
Bachelor's58%
Master's+18%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year

Gender
% of workers
  • Women 54%
  • Men 47%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year

More labor market detail

Page focus
paid media roles
Occupation (SOC)
13-1161 — Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Geography
Illinois (state)
Median annual wage
$79,120
Mean annual wage
$87,940
10th percentile
$46,970
90th percentile
$139,110
Employment
40,560
U.S. median (same SOC)
$78,760

Median annual wage trend

Illinois

Source: BLS OEWS (2025)