Sales & Account Management Jobs in Chicago, IL

What does the sales & account management market look like in Chicago, IL?

356 sales & account management positions across 270 companies. That's 40% of all jobs in Chicago, IL. 122 (34%) are remote-friendly.

Top sales & account management employers in Chicago, IL

Most common sales & account management titles

What do Sales & Account Management roles pay in Chicago, IL?

$120k median based on 267 roles with published salary data.

Sales & Account Management jobs in Chicago, IL: the overview

If you are searching for sales and account management work in Chicago, the numbers below are a good place to start. There are 356 open sales and account management roles in Chicago, IL across 270 companies in our current dataset. Of those, 122 (34%) are tagged remote-friendly, so you are not limited to candidates who can be in the office five days a week.

Day to day, sales and account management work in Chicago, IL means building a pipeline of prospects, running discovery calls, and moving deals through to a signed contract. The specifics change with the company and the seniority of the role, but that core stays the same whether you land at Amazon Web Services or a smaller firm posting one seat at a time.

Seniority of sales & account management roles in Chicago, IL

Where the 356 openings sit by level. The biggest single band is mid-level at 59% of listings, which tells you where the Chicago market is densest for this category.

• Entry Level: 10 roles (7%)
• Mid-Level: 85 roles (59%)
• Senior: 29 roles (20%)
• Director: 16 roles (11%)
• VP & Above: 2 roles (1%)
• C-Level: 1 roles (1%)

How to read the sales & account management pay numbers in Chicago, IL

Behind the $120k median are 267 Chicago, IL listings that disclosed salary, ranging from $31k up to $520k. That spread is wide on purpose: it covers entry-level seats and senior roles in the same category. Most listings quote on-target earnings, so the upper end of the band assumes commission is fully paid out. Base salary usually lands well below the median figure.

Treat the median as the realistic number. The high end usually reflects a single senior posting, and local pay in Chicago tracks the cost of living more than the headline figure suggests. Chicago pay tends to move with the local cost of living, so a national average can mislead either direction.

Skills that sales & account management employers in Chicago, IL look for

Hiring managers in Chicago tend to screen for the same core skills for sales and account management roles:

You will not need every one for every job, but a posting that lists three or four of these is the norm. The single most-posted title here is Sales Development Representative, so tailoring your profile toward that role pays off in Chicago.

Who is hiring for sales & account management in Chicago, IL

The shape of the Chicago market matters as much as the headcount. The sales and account management roles in Chicago, IL concentrate in a few industries: Technology, Manufacturing, Finance & Banking, and Professional Services. That mix is worth noting, because the same job title pays and operates differently inside a technology company than it does elsewhere. Amazon Web Services alone accounts for 22 of the open sales and account management seats (6% of the category), so a single large employer can shape the local market.

These 356 roles make up a real slice of Chicago, IL hiring. The fastest way in is rarely the apply button. Referred candidates get hired at roughly four times the rate of cold applicants, which is why matching openings to people you already know beats blasting applications.

Career path for sales & account management roles

The career ladder for sales and account management roles is well worn. A typical climb in Chicago, IL runs roughly:

1. SDR or BDR
2. Account Executive
3. Senior or Enterprise AE
4. Sales Manager
5. Director of Sales
6. VP of Sales

Few people walk every rung in order. Lateral moves between companies, especially toward a larger employer like Amazon Web Services, are how most people in Chicago jump a level faster than waiting for an internal promotion.

Why a referral beats a cold application in Chicago, IL

The bottleneck for sales and account management seekers in Chicago is rarely the number of openings. 270 companies are posting sales and account management roles here, and the strongest of those 356 openings draw dozens of applicants each. A referred candidate gets hired at roughly four times the rate of someone who applies cold, because the resume lands on a hiring manager's desk with a name attached. At a company like Amazon Web Services, with 22 sales and account management seats open, a single warm introduction can move you past the resume pile.

That is the angle InsideTrack is built around. Upload your LinkedIn connections once, and we match them against the 356 sales and account management openings in Chicago, IL so you can see exactly which of these companies already has someone you know. Start with the full Chicago board or browse other cities if you are open to relocating.

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