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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bailiffs	$50,660	500	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$50,610	170	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$50,530	—	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$50,440	50,190	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,360	530	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$50,350	6,780	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,250	200	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$50,240	3,540	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$50,240	3,540	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$50,240	3,540	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$50,240	3,540	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,230	6,550	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$50,210	450	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$50,010	2,390	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,980	590	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$49,960	13,610	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$49,950	1,270	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,860	450	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,850	1,300	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$49,750	1,430	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,730	1,230	View salary detail
Barbers	$49,700	—	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,700	100	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,680	580	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$49,660	280	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$49,660	90	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$49,630	380	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$49,630	540	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,590	2,920	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$49,570	120	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$49,550	280	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$49,470	480	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$49,390	3,950	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$49,370	210	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,350	2,440	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,320	1,410	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$49,250	1,160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,240	2,240	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$49,200	100	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$49,180	120	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$49,180	15,210	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,160	1,740	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$49,090	—	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,030	—	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,950	10,490	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,910	3,680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,900	26,770	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$48,760	870	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$48,670	200	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$48,670	1,020	View 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.