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High-paying jobs in chicago-il

Active job postings in chicago-il that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

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Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in chicago-il.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Director335$190k n=90—
Retail Associate267—$25.25/hr n=19
Account Executive203$150k n=101—
Store Supervisor / Manager187$115k n=9—
Crew / Cashier134——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other915$167k n=162—
Software Developers304$178k n=68—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products140$193k n=49—
Customer Service Representatives95$132k n=3—
Project Management Specialists88$164k n=24—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time469$120k n=74$25.85/hr n=43
Contract378$141k n=165—
Full-time335$136k n=154$25.85/hr n=7
Intern85$160k n=11—
Temporary51$75k n=8—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail1,543$193k n=125$25.85/hr n=56
Technology1,196$172k n=517—
Food Service / Restaurants949$121k n=162$21.18/hr n=6
Professional Services875$164k n=181—
Healthcare802$135k n=86—

Top categories

  • Director335
  • Retail Associate267
  • Account Executive203
  • Store Supervisor / Manager187
  • Crew / Cashier134
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead99

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other915
  • Software Developers304
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products140
  • Customer Service Representatives95
  • Project Management Specialists88
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers86

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Top sectors

  • Retail1,543
  • Technology1,196
  • Food Service / Restaurants949
  • Professional Services875
  • Healthcare802
  • Financial Services648

Employment mix

  • Unspecified4,188 · 76%
  • Part-time469 · 9%
  • Contract378 · 7%
  • Full-time335 · 6%
  • Intern85 · 2%
  • Temporary51 · 1%

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