Grant Writer salaries in Chicago.
What Grant Writer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$150,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$138.5k – $168k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
26%
25 of 96 roles
Live roles
96
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
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How much do Grant Writer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Grant Writer roles in Chicago is $150,000 per year. Most pay falls between $138,500 (25th percentile) and $168,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $102,540 to $218,800.
These figures are computed live from 96 active Grant Writer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 25 (26%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Grant Writer roles in Chicago include Ironclad, Neo4j, MongoDB and American Institutes for Research.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.