Find paid media jobs in Illinois. We currently have 489 in-office/hybrid paid media jobs in addition to 3,797 remote roles that are applicable for candidates in this location.
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
$92,500 / year
Jobs with salary
253
Typical posted range
$75,000 – $127,500 / year
Source: PPCjobs.com inventory (posted salaries)
4 Illinois cities with paid media jobs
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 30, 2026
Director of Paid Media and Performance Marketing
MRA - The Management Association
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 30, 2026
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 30, 2026
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 30, 2026
Growth Marketing Lead Multi-Brand Scale & Analytics
TORQ Coatings
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 30, 2026
Influencer & Paid Media Campaign Specialist
Commission Junction LLC
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 30, 2026
Growth Marketing Manager, Public Sector — Equity & Growth
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 29, 2026
Growth Marketing Manager, B2B SaaS | Full-Funnel Growth
Powerdigitalmarketing
In-Office
FULL TIME
September 29, 2026
Growth Marketing Intern — Hybrid & Paid (Fall 2026)
Clutch Canada
Hybrid
FULL TIME
September 29, 2026
Hybrid
FULL TIME
September 29, 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
100%
- 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)