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
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$45,630240View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,5907,910View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$45,570220View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$45,5601,670View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$45,3302,720View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,28025,160View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,100690View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,0305,460View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,02012,740View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$44,6504,270View salary detail
Tellers$44,5409,930View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$44,540860View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$44,5302,420View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$44,41030View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$44,370850View salary detail
Residential Advisors$44,3201,730View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$44,2801,900View salary detail
Parts Salespersons$44,2605,270View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$44,0205,610View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$43,880240View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers$43,710480View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians$43,560450View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,4601,990View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,46011,110View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$43,420140View salary detail
Upholsterers$43,380240View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,29021,830View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides$43,27050View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,05017,180View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,860920View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$42,8401,150View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$42,770200View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,65030,180View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$42,540210View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$41,530—View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$41,4803,710View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$41,2504,810View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$41,2402,260View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers$41,130810View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$40,6902,770View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,550157,920View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$40,550157,920View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$40,49010,190View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,4105,910View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$40,3901,420View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$40,2502,710View salary detail
Security Guards$39,99048,360View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$39,9302,300View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$39,870—View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$39,710—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.