High paying business and finance jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$113,210
Bachelor's degree
$51,050 – $322,4408,370
2Financial Risk Specialists$105,370
Bachelor's degree
$65,860 – $205,1402,360
3Project Management Specialists$105,320
Bachelor's degree
$67,350 – $165,78021,040
4Management Analysts$105,090
Bachelor's degree
$60,760 – $177,77037,510
5Labor Relations Specialists$103,570
Bachelor's degree
$56,250 – $135,2903,090
6Financial and Investment Analysts$101,750
Bachelor's degree
$67,480 – $167,30017,150
7Insurance Underwriters$99,840
Bachelor's degree
$64,360 – $164,4404,060
8Financial Examiners$98,470
Bachelor's degree
$63,330 – $172,6803,160
9Credit Analysts$92,900
Bachelor's degree
$61,190 – $172,1802,560
10Cost Estimators$83,640
Bachelor's degree
$50,720 – $139,4604,610
11Accountants and Auditors$82,360
Bachelor's degree
$59,530 – $134,10041,360
12Compliance Officers$82,020
Bachelor's degree
$52,720 – $133,4908,320
13Financial Specialists, All Other$81,740
Bachelor's degree
$54,930 – $155,5404,630
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,170
Bachelor's degree
$47,510 – $138,79021,760
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400
Bachelor's degree
$49,910 – $140,26030,970
16Loan Officers$80,040
Bachelor's degree
$40,710 – $143,1607,380
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$53,000 – $130,0203,500
18Logisticians$79,900
Bachelor's degree
$48,430 – $127,15010,220
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,590 – $123,4609,080
20Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,510
Bachelor's degree
$50,940 – $127,20014,260
21Human Resources Specialists$78,210
Bachelor's degree
$49,580 – $125,22026,470
22Fundraisers$72,550
Bachelor's degree
$44,050 – $111,1303,540
23Training and Development Specialists$67,050
Bachelor's degree
$39,430 – $124,11010,940
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,640
Bachelor's degree
$35,820 – $111,3904,230

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$113,210	$51,050 – $322,440	8,370
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,370	$65,860 – $205,140	2,360
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,320	$67,350 – $165,780	21,040
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,090	$60,760 – $177,770	37,510
5	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,570	$56,250 – $135,290	3,090
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,750	$67,480 – $167,300	17,150
7	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$99,840	$64,360 – $164,440	4,060
8	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$98,470	$63,330 – $172,680	3,160
9	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,900	$61,190 – $172,180	2,560
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$83,640	$50,720 – $139,460	4,610
11	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$82,360	$59,530 – $134,100	41,360
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$82,020	$52,720 – $133,490	8,320
13	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,740	$54,930 – $155,540	4,630
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,170	$47,510 – $138,790	21,760
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,400	$49,910 – $140,260	30,970
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$80,040	$40,710 – $143,160	7,380
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,990	$53,000 – $130,020	3,500
18	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,900	$48,430 – $127,150	10,220
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,640	$49,590 – $123,460	9,080
20	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$78,510	$50,940 – $127,200	14,260
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,210	$49,580 – $125,220	26,470
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$72,550	$44,050 – $111,130	3,540
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,050	$39,430 – $124,110	10,940
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$62,640	$35,820 – $111,390	4,230

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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