SOC 11-2022 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Sales Managers make in Kankakee, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Kankakee, IL is $135,330. The 10th percentile is $58,820 and the 90th percentile is $265,810. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$135,330
- 10th percentile
- $58,820
- 25th percentile
- $90,450
- Median
- $135,330
- 75th percentile
- $192,680
- 90th percentile
- $265,810
- Mean
- $152,590
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $58,820 and the 90th percentile is $265,810. The difference is $206,990, which is 153.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $90,450 to the 75th at $192,680, covers $102,230.
The mean annual wage is $152,590, which sits above the median of $135,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Kankakee, IL median is 8.7% lower than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,393, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 12.8% lower than the Illinois median of $155,280.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kankakee, IL is 96.394, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $140,393 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Managers. Kankakee, IL ranks 12th of 37 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 43 miles away, with a median of $158,690 and employment of 25,390. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,183, against $140,393 here.
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 63 miles away, with a median of $120,980 and employment of 200. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,487, against $140,393 here.
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 64 miles away, with a median of $140,630 and employment of 100. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,389, against $140,393 here.
Employment share
Sales Managers accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Kankakee, IL (120 of 42,340). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (637,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Kankakee, IL · Sales Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Sales Managers make in Kankakee, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Kankakee, IL is $135,330. The 10th percentile is $58,820 and the 90th percentile is $265,810. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Sales Managers?
The local median is 8.7% lower than the national median of $148,270.
What is Sales Managers pay in Kankakee, IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kankakee, IL is 96.394, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $135,330 is $140,393. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Kankakee, IL compare with nearby metros for Sales Managers?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $158,690. Kankakee, IL ranks 12th of 37 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.