Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Chicago, IL

836 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Chicago, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,02045,710View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$57,9704,510View salary detail
Archivists$57,930160View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$57,910140View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$57,7202,450View salary detail
Biological Technicians$57,700470View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,470790View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$57,410320View salary detail
Credit Counselors$57,210800View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$56,9801,820View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,9003,450View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$56,9003,450View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$56,710810View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$56,570100View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$56,4101,420View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks$56,03030View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$55,8901,880View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$55,850930View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$55,32020,140View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation$55,070570View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors$55,070570View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors$55,070570View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$54,990460View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$54,990—View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$54,990460View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$54,830100View salary detail
Pipelayers$54,520250View salary detail
Recreational Therapists$54,460340View salary detail
Survey Researchers$54,080310View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$53,8704,560View salary detail
Models$53,70050View salary detail
Drafters, All Other$53,300120View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$53,2701,260View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,6509,320View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$52,560—View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$52,4801,070View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,4702,530View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$52,370270View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$52,310160View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$52,310160View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$52,210820View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,0404,450View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$51,970260View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$51,600540View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$51,54070View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,44035,660View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$51,3801,440View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$51,2803,910View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,2805,460View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,7706,320View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.