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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
Audiologists$100,930230View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$100,760140View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$100,76024,080View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$100,7301,930View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,700320View salary detail
Microbiologists$100,6201,240View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$100,6102,090View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$100,560620View salary detail
Registered Nurses$100,490100,240View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists$100,490100,240View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses$100,490100,240View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses$100,490100,240View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses$100,490100,240View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists$100,390610View salary detail
Dental Hygienists$100,2606,470View salary detail
Transportation Engineers$100,1609,760View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers$100,1609,760View salary detail
Civil Engineers$100,1609,760View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians$99,990470View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians$99,990470View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists$99,8605,960View salary detail
Occupational Therapists$99,8605,960View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$99,8404,060View salary detail
Computer Programmers$99,750650View salary detail
Materials Engineers$99,590250View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,97032,790View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners$98,840800View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$98,76040View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$98,670210View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$98,4907,150View salary detail
Financial Examiners$98,4703,160View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,1701,640View salary detail
Web Developers$96,8702,790View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$96,240190View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$96,12080View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$96,060520View salary detail
Genetic Counselors$95,88080View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$95,3102,430View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$95,080990View salary detail
Orthoptists$95,080990View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians$95,080990View salary detail
Physicians, All Other$94,82016,950View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists$94,82016,950View salary detail
Urologists$94,82016,950View salary detail
Hospitalists$94,82016,950View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians$94,82016,950View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians$94,82016,950View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians$94,82016,950View salary detail
Stonemasons$94,420—View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$93,6702,450View 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.