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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 / Cashier1,128$135k n=6—
Store Supervisor / Manager887$66k n=40—
Retail Associate566—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead508——
Restaurant Manager / GM437——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers869——
Software Developers752$178k n=29—
Managers, All Other724$148k n=79—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time652$70k n=96$25.85/hr n=83
Contract305$152k n=96—
Full-time298$115k n=107$25.85/hr n=18
Intern106$105k n=4—
Temporary75$70k n=14—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,618$112k n=83$19.80/hr n=6
Retail2,816$176k n=156$25.85/hr n=106
Technology1,985$174k n=282—
Manufacturing1,260$90k n=37—
Consumer Goods795$115k n=59$25.85/hr n=99

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,128
  • Store Supervisor / Manager887
  • Retail Associate566
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead508
  • Restaurant Manager / GM437
  • Engineering287

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers869
  • Software Developers752
  • Managers, All Other724
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,618
  • Retail2,816
  • Technology1,985
  • Manufacturing1,260
  • Consumer Goods795
  • Healthcare771

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,617 · 86%
  • Part-time652 · 6%
  • Contract305 · 3%
  • Full-time298 · 3%
  • Intern106 · 1%
  • Temporary75 · 1%

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