Career site Zippia released its list of the highest paid jobs in Chicago for 2016.
Zippia, which provides information for jobseekers and career changers, looked at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data set for all 850 job classifications in Chicago and identified those that get paid the most.
- Surgeons — $252,780
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists — $194,950
- Chief Executives — $178,780
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other — $172,180
- Anesthesiologists — $171,290
- Podiatrists — $162,980
- Internists, General — $155,820
- Family and General Practitioners — $145,130
- Financial Managers — $130,930
- Dentists, General — $130,360
- Pediatricians, General — $128,340
- Architectural and Engineering Managers — $127,990
- Lawyers — $126,400
- Orthodontists — $125,500
- Computer and Information Systems Managers — $125,440
- Psychiatrists — $124,960
- Sales Managers — $124,570
- Marketing Managers — $123,380
- Advertising and Promotions Managers — $120,780
- Nurse Anesthetists — $120,700
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers — $120,530
- Natural Sciences Managers — $115,710
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary — $115,510
- Pharmacists — $114,840
- Physical Scientists, All Other — $114,090
- Medical and Health Services Managers — $110,900
- Public Relations and Fundraising Managers — $110,790
- Computer Network Architects — $110,560
- General and Operations Managers — $110,480
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers — $109,730
- Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School — $107,670
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents — $106,660
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — $106,160
- Human Resources Managers — $106,050
- Sales Engineers — $104,470
- Compensation and Benefits Managers — $104,430
- Nuclear Engineers — $104,410
- Managers, All Other — $104,120
- Chemical Engineers — $103,810
- Aerospace Engineers — $103,610
- Management Analysts — $101,960
- Training and Development Managers — $101,960
- Economists — $101,580
- Personal Financial Advisors — $101,230
- Purchasing Managers — $101,110
- Computer Hardware Engineers — $99,780
- Commercial Pilots — $99,520
- Software Developers, Systems Software — $98,790
- Real Estate Brokers — $98,660
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary — $98,010
Read the full list at Zippia.com.