Job market report: Chicago, IL
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Chicago, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 950 open listings in Chicago; 1,049 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 215 new in the last 7 days; 22 today.
- Typical listed pay: $115k a year ($116k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
- Living costs in IL: 1% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
- 1,863 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in Chicago
- Manager · 258 listings · typical $160k a year
- Sales · 84 listings · typical $153k a year
- Engineer · 69 listings · typical $168k a year
- Mechanic and technician · 55 listings · typical $64k a year
- Data and analytics · 43 listings · typical $105k a year
- Marketing · 28 listings · typical $170k a year
- Accounting and finance · 28 listings · typical $149k a year
- Warehouse and logistics · 25 listings · typical $82k a year
- Software engineer · 23 listings · typical $168k a year
- Project and program manager · 20 listings · typical $140k a year
Employers hiring most
- Forest Service · 115 jobs
- Department of the Air Force Headquarters · 113 jobs
- DoorDash · 90 jobs
- Okta · 60 jobs
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 42 jobs
- Stripe · 41 jobs
- Robinhood · 39 jobs
- Uber Freight · 26 jobs
Nearby cities
- Hoffman Estates, IL · 42 jobs · 26 mi
- Great Lakes, IL · 39 jobs · 32 mi
- University Park, IL · 35 jobs · 28 mi
- Aurora, IL · 29 jobs · 32 mi
- Romeoville, IL · 16 jobs · 25 mi
- Oak Brook, IL · 14 jobs · 14 mi
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Live map and job list for Chicago · Pay is what listings publish, not what people earn.