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
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$145,370	26,170	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$145,370	26,170	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$145,370	26,170	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$143,800	5,400	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$143,800	5,400	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$140,880	8,930	View salary detail
Physicists	$137,140	1,510	View salary detail
Neurologists	$136,030	170	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$135,630	490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,080	3,800	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$134,510	710	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$134,510	120	View salary detail
Software Developers	$134,380	40,370	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$133,860	1,080	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$133,800	1,440	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$133,490	50	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$133,340	460	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$133,210	2,190	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$131,740	6,530	View salary detail
Mathematicians	$130,970	60	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$128,780	11,050	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$127,940	3,050	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$127,940	3,050	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$126,200	2,600	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$125,650	570	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$125,650	570	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$125,310	3,480	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$124,850	—	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$124,360	260	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$124,120	8,570	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$124,120	8,570	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$123,540	640	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$123,540	640	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$123,540	640	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$123,430	1,830	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$123,090	16,680	View salary detail
Statisticians	$122,180	380	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$122,180	380	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$121,910	1,570	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$121,910	1,570	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$121,910	1,570	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$121,910	1,570	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$121,910	1,570	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$121,910	1,570	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.