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Forrester Salaries in Chicago

How much do people at Forrester in Chicago get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. In Chicago, the average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Forrester is $95,893, or $46 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $88,140, or $42 per hour.

At Forrester's Chicago office, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $260,000 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $43,071 annually. Average Forrester salaries by department include: Engineering at $121,178, Marketing at $80,066, Business Development at $85,182, and IT at $104,436. Half of Forrester salaries are above $88,140.

41 employees at Forrester rank their Compensation in the Bottom 45% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 127 ratings) while 39 employees at Forrester rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 43 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Forrester employees include job titles like Director of Product, Principal Designer, Senior Marketing Manager, and Data Analyst. Comparably data has a total of 12 salary records from Forrester employees.

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$95,893*
Average Compensation
$88,140*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Forrester Salary Averages By Department

Forrester Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department
$123,375 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$121,178 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$80,066 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$82,324 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$79,525 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$52,325 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$85,182 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$72,754 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$59,287 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$110,164 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$104,436 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$136,391 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$242,630 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$240,000
Avg. Salary
$50k
$84k
$147k
$189k
$195k
$240k
Group Product Manager
$176,796*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$147k
$189k
$195k
$240k
Senior Product Manager
$147,508*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$147k
$189k
$195k
$240k
Product Manager
$102,813*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$147k
$189k
$195k
$240k
Jr Product Manager
$84,032*
Est. Salary
$50k
$84k
$147k
$189k
$195k
$240k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering
$184,853*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Group Engineering Manager
$167,035*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Principal Engineer
$152,607*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Lead Engineer
$127,604*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Engineering Manager
$151,309*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Data Scientist
$110,771*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Senior Developer
$127,669*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
DevOps
$104,709*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Developer
$92,742*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Mobile Developer
$124,418*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Sales Engineer
$125,346*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Senior QA
$112,679*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
QA
$80,236*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k
Jr Developer
$74,740*
Est. Salary
$71k
$93k
$113k
$184k
$217k
$289k
$305k

Marketing Department (12)

Director of Marketing
$137,570*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Senior Marketing Manager
$172,500
Avg. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Marketing Manager
$97,918*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
SEM Manager
$75,106*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Social Media Manager
$76,405*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Email Marketer
$77,900*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Content Manager
$81,228*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Community Manager
$76,224*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Data Analyst
$155,000
Avg. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Business Analyst
$97,636*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Copywriter
$77,975*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k
Marketing Associate
$57,499*
Est. Salary
$45k
$60k
$76k
$135k
$184k
$216k
$255k

Design Department (8)

Creative Director
$168,114*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
Principal Designer
$150,000
Avg. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
Senior Designer
$153,561*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$115,011*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
UI/UX Designer
$92,516*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
Designer
$87,876*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
Web/Visual Designer
$73,244*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k
Graphic Designer
$60,015*
Est. Salary
$47k
$59k
$63k
$122k
$170k
$220k
$275k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$176,426*
Est. Salary
$40k
$60k
$125k
$172k
$275k
Business Analyst
$97,636*
Est. Salary
$40k
$60k
$125k
$172k
$275k
Operations Manager
$90,760*
Est. Salary
$40k
$60k
$125k
$172k
$275k
Office Manager
$64,316*
Est. Salary
$40k
$60k
$125k
$172k
$275k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$73,919*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$106k
Admin Assistant
$43,071*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$106k

Business Development Department (3)

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$101,411*
Est. Salary
$35k
$55k
$64k
$100k
$125k
$142k
$170k
Senior Accountant
$68,943*
Est. Salary
$35k
$55k
$64k
$100k
$125k
$142k
$170k
Accountant
$66,896*
Est. Salary
$35k
$55k
$64k
$100k
$125k
$142k
$170k
Business Analyst
$97,636*
Est. Salary
$35k
$55k
$64k
$100k
$125k
$142k
$170k
Financial Analyst
$101,065*
Est. Salary
$35k
$55k
$64k
$100k
$125k
$142k
$170k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$63,560*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$52k
$70k
$89k
$105k
Technical Support
$69,013*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$52k
$70k
$89k
$105k
CS Rep
$45,289*
Est. Salary
$30k
$49k
$52k
$70k
$89k
$105k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$147,531*
Est. Salary
$43k
$85k
$120k
$149k
$159k
$180k
HR Manager
$115,731*
Est. Salary
$43k
$85k
$120k
$149k
$159k
$180k
Recruiter
$88,140*
Est. Salary
$43k
$85k
$120k
$149k
$159k
$180k

IT Department (6)

Director of Security
$185,000
Avg. Salary
$57k
$81k
$96k
$139k
$185k
$216k
IT Manager
$137,933*
Est. Salary
$57k
$81k
$96k
$139k
$185k
$216k
Project Manager
$112,561*
Est. Salary
$57k
$81k
$96k
$139k
$185k
$216k
SysAdmin
$80,377*
Est. Salary
$57k
$81k
$96k
$139k
$185k
$216k
IT Support Engineer
$78,720*
Est. Salary
$57k
$81k
$96k
$139k
$185k
$216k
Desktop Support
$72,387*
Est. Salary
$57k
$81k
$96k
$139k
$185k
$216k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$167,810*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$167k
$241k
$293k
Corporate Counsel
$190,897*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$167k
$241k
$293k
Paralegal
$65,738*
Est. Salary
$66k
$120k
$167k
$241k
$293k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$260,000
Avg. Salary
$125k
$195k
$260k
$283k
$700k
Sales Manager
$124,505*
Est. Salary
$125k
$195k
$260k
$283k
$700k
Sales Engineer
$125,346*
Est. Salary
$125k
$195k
$260k
$283k
$700k
Sales Rep
$165,000
Avg. Salary
$125k
$195k
$260k
$283k
$700k
Sales Associate
$214,000
Avg. Salary
$125k
$195k
$260k
$283k
$700k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Executive Salaries at Forrester

Name
Title
Salary
Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.
Chief Research and Product Officer
$380k
$960k
Chief Consulting Officer
$242k
$929k
Chief Financial Officer
$380k
$949k
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