Senior Plant Manager Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Senior Plant Manager make in Chicago, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Senior Plant Manager in Chicago, IL is $210,641. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $158,945 to a high of $267,682, with most professionals earning between $183,581 and $240,498.

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Demonstrated project and program management skills and proven financial capabilities to maintain quality, cost, and timing of programs.

September 08, 2022

Provides data and reports as required, including formal studies and evaluations, work plans, drawings or schematics or various other administrative functions such as status reports, equipment evaluations or development of scopes of work for outside contractors.

September 14, 2022

Performs all work in compliance with Magna and Magna Sealing and Glass Systems Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures as well as all federal, State and local laws.

January 08, 2023

Lead the comprehensive Manufacturing Plant planning and reporting processes - quarterly forecasts, operating plans, monthly spending analysis, and weekly estimates to plans/forecasts.

April 02, 2023

Review plans and schedules of other participating functions for compliance with the master schedule.

April 08, 2023

Maintains appropriate level of staff support necessary to meet business goals and objectives.

April 25, 2023

Plan, schedule, and execute major maintenance outages on equipment and systems without interrupting operations.

April 29, 2023

Manage proactive weekly and monthly analysis on present performance to budget and forecast and work cross-functionally to ID and develop actions to recover financial misses.

May 02, 2023

Develops and maintains the site capital plan, develops project justifications and manages the completion of projects.

May 03, 2023

Support internal department training through occasional instructional opportunities.

May 05, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Plant Manager in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

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183581

240498

210641

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

205571

296245

247250

What is the average salary for Senior Plant Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Plant Manager in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Senior Plant Manager ranges from $183,581 to $240,498 with the average base salary of $210,641. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $205,571 to $296,245 with the average total cash compensation of $247,250.

View Average Salary for Senior Plant Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$210,641	$183,581 - $240,498
Bonus	$36,609	$21,990 - $55,746
Total Pay	$247,250	$205,571 - $296,245

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Senior Plant Manager Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,581 - $240,498	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,581 - $240,498	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,368 - $240,219	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,510 - $240,405	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $183,510 - $240,405	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $179,744 - $235,471	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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