Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division is chief executive with an average annual salary of $202,010. The second highest paying job is computer and information systems manager (average salary $134,850). The salary and the employment information in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$202,010	$80,290	9,430
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,850	$85,720	11,140
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,960	$83,280	4,360
4	Financial Managers	$125,560	$68,170	25,550
5	Petroleum Engineers	$125,500	$87,930	40
6	Sales Managers	$115,700	$55,620	16,740
7	General and Operations Managers	$112,880	$47,210	77,300
8	Marketing Managers	$112,650	$61,600	11,880
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$110,040	$72,390	720
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$109,480	$62,410	6,880
11	Orthodontists	$108,010	$75,540	710
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$106,430	$48,910	990
13	Human Resources Managers	$105,910	$60,540	6,470
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,880	$63,950	7,930
15	Purchasing Managers	$103,850	$64,280	2,470
16	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$103,400	$59,760	3,320
17	Training and Development Managers	$101,440	$55,210	1,440
18	Industrial Production Managers	$96,310	$55,920	4,650
19	Mathematicians	$95,310	$54,640	70
20	Funeral Service Managers	$94,870	$22,470	150
21	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$94,250	$37,910	3,000
22	Construction Managers	$92,910	$54,900	6,950
23	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$91,310	$52,320	5,280
24	Administrative Services Managers	$88,460	$50,510	8,380
25	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$86,750	$35,300	1,020
26	Stonemasons	$86,540	$37,140	0
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,370	$45,690	3,970
28	Emergency Management Directors	$83,130	$42,030	200
29	Geographers	$82,500	$53,910	80
30	All Other Managers	$81,400	$41,230	24,860
31	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$80,110	$65,180	130
32	Management Analysts	$78,340	$37,250	28,640
33	Political Scientists	$78,100	$47,590	50
34	Gaming Managers	$74,910	$49,400	0
35	Nuclear Technicians	$74,710	$44,620	170
36	Compliance Officers	$72,930	$40,560	6,040
37	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$72,430	$42,520	70
38	Other Education Administrators	$71,000	$33,860	1,470
39	Postsecondary Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers	$69,850	$44,240	0
40	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$69,620	$46,500	320
41	Animal Scientists	$68,730	$36,950	40
42	Cost Estimators	$68,190	$41,380	3,030
43	Agricultural Engineers	$66,520	$52,730	70
44	Sociologists	$65,520	$44,550	80
45	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$64,620	$39,200	8,310
46	Geological and Petroleum Technicians	$64,510	$52,500	0
47	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$63,690	$41,280	2,100
48	Property, Real Estate Managers	$63,590	$31,990	6,710
49	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$63,180	$38,250	5,570
50	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,540	$36,080	8,040
51	Social and Community Service Managers	$62,030	$37,960	2,310
52	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$60,850	$41,900	220
53	Airfield Operations Specialists	$59,820	$34,820	130
54	Logisticians	$59,800	$37,250	3,640
55	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$59,310	$30,740	2,560
56	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,590	$31,640	17,680
57	Training and Development Specialists	$58,380	$28,790	5,580
58	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$57,870	$36,410	1,290
59	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$57,590	$35,580	40
60	Fundraisers	$57,130	$33,890	1,450
61	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$56,610	$44,280	180
62	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$56,440	$33,030	6,930
63	Human Resources Specialists	$56,380	$34,210	14,760
64	Hearing Aid Specialists	$55,740	$36,810	90
65	Labor Relations Specialists	$54,810	$18,430	3,490
66	Food Service Managers	$54,110	$28,440	5,130
67	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$53,860	$31,790	8,590
68	Fashion Designers	$52,370	$28,290	260
69	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$52,240	$25,610	3,120
70	First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers	$51,350	$31,850	260
71	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$49,860	$30,080	0
72	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$49,670	$35,940	180
73	Barbers	$43,410	$32,210	0
74	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$43,360	$22,000	8,710
75	Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	$43,260	$30,170	0
76	Lodging Managers	$42,060	$25,990	630
77	All Occupations	$40,910	$20,150	3,662,390
78	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$40,870	$24,620	5,800
79	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$35,030	$27,380	0
80	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$34,860	$23,540	90
81	Travel Guides	$33,880	$22,840	0
82	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,100	$18,170	70
83	Legislators	$31,210	$18,210	1,080
84	Fabric Menders, Except Garment	$30,810	$21,720	0
85	Tire Builders	$30,040	$21,440	240
86	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$29,400	$22,870	100
87	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$28,870	$21,440	3,280
88	Bicycle Repairers	$27,100	$23,170	0
89	Tour and Travel Guides	$26,930	$19,550	830
90	All other assemblers and fabricators	$25,740	$19,520	38,310
91	Psychiatric Aides	$23,690	$20,430	1,150
92	Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$19,700	$18,230	0
93	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$19,620	$18,370	270

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