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March 19, 2025
The rich are getting richer, and have been for some time.
Across the nation, wages have continued to rise this year despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to temper inflation. In June, average weekly earnings grew at a higher rate than the Consumer Price Index, the nation’s primary inflation indicator.
While pay is increasing across income levels, the historical growth for high-income jobs has been most profound. High-income jobs have grown 69% over the past 50 years—more than both middle- and lower-income jobs, a Pew Trusts analysis shows.
The highest earners in the U.S. are what you’d expect: doctors and other medical professionals, engineers, tech workers, executives, and corporate leaders. Nationally, the top-paying jobs all require at least a bachelor’s degree, and many require a master’s, doctorate, or another professional degree. Indeed, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that higher degree holders earn more in a typical week and face lower rates of unemployment.
Still, the exact positions that pay the most vary depending on where in the country you are located. Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the highest-paying jobs in Chicago. Jobs are ranked by their median annual pay as of May 2022, so jobs without annual compensation estimates available were excluded from this analysis.
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Median Annual Wage: $215,920
Median Hourly Wage: $103.81
Total Employment: 510 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Median Annual Wage: $219,430
Median Hourly Wage: $105.50
Total Employment: 1,390 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Median Annual Wage: $222,220
Median Hourly Wage: $106.84
Total Employment: 320 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Median Annual Wage: $224,390
Median Hourly Wage: $107.88
Total Employment: 5,160 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
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Median Annual Wage: $225,340
Median Hourly Wage: Not available
Total Employment: 6,400 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
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Median Annual Wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
Total Employment: 290 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Median Annual Wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
Total Employment: 150 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Median Annual Wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
Total Employment: 700 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
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Median Annual Wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
Total Employment: 630 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
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Median Annual Wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
Total Employment: 390 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
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