Highest Paying Jobs In Chicago For 2023

The highest-paying jobs in Chicago include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Chicago area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 30 highest-paying jobs in Chicago in 2023 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Chicago require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Chicago is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $419,993 and an entry-level salary of $206,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Chicago, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Chicago can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Chicago, Illinois:

Anesthesiologist – $419,993
Dermatologist – $374,352
Practicing MD Anesthesiologist – $373,675
Pulmonologist – $357,491
Hematologist – $347,672
Pediatric Surgeon – $321,694
Anesthesia Resident – $296,162
Anesthesiology Resident – $288,982
Radiologist – $288,260
Cardiologist – $285,356

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Chicago for 2023

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Chicago, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Chicago.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Chicago to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Chicago

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$419,993	$206,000
2	Dermatologist	$374,352	$189,000
3	Practicing MD Anesthesiologist	$373,675	$178,000
4	Pulmonologist	$357,491	$172,000
5	Hematologist	$347,672	$170,000
6	Pediatric Surgeon	$321,694	$165,000
7	Anesthesia Resident	$296,162	$137,000
8	Anesthesiology Resident	$288,982	$135,000
9	Radiologist	$288,260	$142,000
10	Cardiologist	$285,356	$146,000
11	Staff Psychiatrist	$279,235	$180,000
12	President/Chief Executive Officer	$277,963	$147,000
13	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	$276,040	$138,000
14	Child Psychiatrist	$268,543	$166,000
15	Hospitalist Physician	$261,364	$181,000
16	Psychiatrist	$258,796	$155,000
17	Physician-Pediatrician	$257,280	$155,000
18	Pulmonary Physician	$255,226	$134,000
19	Obstetrician/Gynecologist	$253,295	$150,000
20	Obstetrics Gynecology Physician	$250,063	$121,000
21	Consultant And Sales Representative	$249,444	$175,000
22	Internal Medicine Hospitalist	$249,001	$126,000
23	Anesthesiologist/Physician	$248,757	$128,000
24	Periodontist	$245,158	$149,000
25	Vice President, Corporate Development	$244,977	$150,000
26	Adult Psychiatrist	$242,057	$151,000
27	Physician	$239,405	$125,000
28	Interventional Pain Physician	$239,315	$124,000
29	Hospitalist	$239,020	$158,000
30	Medical Director	$239,011	$153,000

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2023. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Chicago.

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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