Chicago, IL Careers and Salaries

836 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Chicago, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$55,850	930	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$103,690	930	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$69,820	920	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$69,820	920	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$42,860	920	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$69,820	920	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$59,950	910	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$61,950	900	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$70,570	890	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$48,760	870	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$44,540	860	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$188,340	860	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$44,370	850	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$146,580	850	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$66,830	850	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$189,780	850	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$265,880	840	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$31,200	840	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$157,420	840	View salary detail
Midwives	$72,750	830	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$72,750	830	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,930	830	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$52,210	820	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$56,710	810	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,130	810	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$57,210	800	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,400	800	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$67,320	800	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$98,840	800	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$89,960	790	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$104,070	790	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$93,590	790	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$57,470	790	View salary detail
Geneticists	$85,680	780	View salary detail
Biologists	$85,680	780	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$85,680	780	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$85,680	780	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$85,680	780	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$38,990	770	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,460	760	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$63,820	760	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$80,340	740	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$102,370	740	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$46,650	720	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$46,650	720	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,700	720	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$46,650	720	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,650	720	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$134,510	710	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$81,440	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.