Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Metro Area · BLS OEWS 2022
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, BLS OEWS tracks wages for 702 detailed occupations covering about 4,206,280 jobs. Across occupations, local pay runs 0.2% below the national median on average.
Highest-Paying Occupations (2022)
"vs National" compares this area's median for each occupation to the U.S. national median — a positive number means the area pays a premium for that role.
| Occupation | Median Annual | vs National | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $225,340 | +2.8% | 6,400 |
| Chief Executives | $224,390 | +158.3% | 5,160 |
| Neurologists | $222,220 | -0.9% | 320 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $219,430 | +3.2% | 1,390 |
| Psychiatrists | $215,920 | -4.8% | 510 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $215,780 | +44.9% | 600 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $212,210 | — | 720 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $201,120 | -11.7% | 70 |
| Physicians, Pathologists | $186,930 | — | 270 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $172,290 | +25.4% | 690 |
| Pediatricians, General | $166,360 | -16.3% | 910 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $164,520 | -2.9% | 18,960 |
| Radiologists | $159,530 | — | 1,530 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $156,860 | -5.1% | 6,330 |
| Physicians, All Other | $155,210 | -34.2% | 15,040 |
| Physicists | $138,620 | -11% | 1,470 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $138,270 | +1.9% | 40 |
| Lawyers | $136,290 | -6.5% | 27,200 |
| Financial Managers | $136,250 | +21.6% | 35,030 |
| Database Architects | $135,860 | +0.9% | 1,240 |
| Podiatrists | $135,370 | -4.4% | 290 |
| Sales Managers | $134,970 | -0.1% | 23,710 |
| Economists | $134,940 | +16.6% | 530 |
| Purchasing Managers | $134,270 | -1.5% | 3,420 |
| Marketing Managers | $132,860 | -26% | 19,440 |