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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,6605,480View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$48,6302,140View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,6302,070View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,560290View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,5604,590View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$48,4401,110View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$48,4401,110View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$48,4401,110View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,3903,530View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,23023,080View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,95022,320View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$47,95034,680View salary detail
Order Clerks$47,8902,970View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,880550View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$47,8506,660View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,8203,250View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,74026,030View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,71050View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,68020,020View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,68016,350View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$47,6608,490View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,460760View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$47,310640View salary detail
Medical Assistants$47,27015,640View salary detail
Phlebotomists$47,1905,310View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,18016,080View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,1501,120View salary detail
Library Technicians$47,1001,520View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$47,10075,240View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators$47,080360View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters$46,940—View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$46,94045,850View salary detail
Animal Trainers$46,890580View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$46,8601,990View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$46,82015,830View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$46,7401,710View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,710320View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,650720View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$46,650720View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$46,650720View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$46,650720View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$46,5807,790View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,4203,110View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$46,390450View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$46,33066,840View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,130150View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$46,100300View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$46,0606,730View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,7102,590View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$45,640—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.