What data jobs pay in Chicago

Data leadership postings in Chicago, Illinois state the most, a median base salary of $168K. From 294 data job postings that listed a pay range in the last year.
Data leadership75 postings
$168K
Data engineer75 postings
$151K
Data scientist88 postings
$122K
Data analyst56 postings
$105K
Middle half of postingsMedian

Hiring in Chicago right now

Open data jobs on employers' own hiring pages, checked daily.

407
open data jobs
156
employers hiring
96
new in the last 7 days

Who pays the most

Median stated base across each employer's Chicago data postings. Of 52 employers with four or more postings that listed pay, these state the most.

  1. 1Accenture8 postings with pay$182K
  2. 2PayPal5 postings with pay$182K
  3. 3Alphabet29 postings with pay$168K
  4. 4Tempus8 postings with pay$156K
  5. 5Mondelez International4 postings with pay$156K
  6. 6JPMorgan Chase19 postings with pay$154K
  7. 7Grainger Businesses8 postings with pay$151K
  8. 8Belvederetrading4 postings with pay$150K

Chicago and New York side by side

New York postings state more for every role both cities have enough postings to compare.

ChicagoNew York
$168K
Data leadershipNew York 17% higher
$196K
$151K
Data engineerNew York 24% higher
$186K
$122K
Data scientistNew York 38% higher
$168K
$105K
Data analystNew York 24% higher
$130K

What data jobs pay in New York

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407 data jobs in Chicago, newest first. Every one links to the employer's own posting.

112 hybrid47 remote248 on-site or not stated

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Common questions

What do data leaders make in Chicago?

Data leadership postings in Chicago stated a median base salary of $168K in the last year. The middle half stated $154K to $200K, across 75 postings with a pay range.

What does a data engineer make in Chicago?

Data engineer postings in Chicago stated a median base salary of $151K in the last year. The middle half stated $126K to $169K, across 75 postings with a pay range.

What does a data scientist make in Chicago?

Data scientist postings in Chicago stated a median base salary of $122K in the last year. The middle half stated $98.5K to $148K, across 88 postings with a pay range.

Why are these figures lower than Levels.fyi or Glassdoor?

Those sites show pay that people report, often including stock and bonus. We show the base salary employers state in their own job postings, which is lower but covers every employer that posts a range, and each figure comes with jobs you can apply to today.

Base pay that employers stated in their own Chicago postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title, at the midpoint of each range. Actual offers can differ. A role needs 40 postings with pay before it appears. Updated . How we count