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High-paying jobs in Illinois

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

Illinois job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Illinois.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,124$102k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager889$70k n=37—
Retail Associate550—$25.25/hr n=39
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead492——
Restaurant Manager / GM434$66k n=3—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers871——
Software Developers763$178k n=25—
Managers, All Other754$147k n=87—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers391——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time650$75k n=94$25.85/hr n=85
Contract353$150k n=122—
Full-time286$115k n=107$25.85/hr n=17
Intern105$121k n=9—
Temporary80$70k n=22—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,593$117k n=177$17.40/hr n=3
Retail2,680$178k n=156$25.85/hr n=106
Technology1,897$170k n=285—
Manufacturing1,207$97k n=64—
Financial Services750$118k n=164—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,124
  • Store Supervisor / Manager889
  • Retail Associate550
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead492
  • Restaurant Manager / GM434
  • Engineering264

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers871
  • Software Developers763
  • Managers, All Other754
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555
  • General and Operations Managers391
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers188

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,593
  • Retail2,680
  • Technology1,897
  • Manufacturing1,207
  • Financial Services750
  • Professional Services731

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,264 · 85%
  • Part-time650 · 7%
  • Contract353 · 4%
  • Full-time286 · 3%
  • Intern105 · 1%
  • Temporary80 · 1%

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