350+ Data & Analytics Jobs in Chicago, IL

Observed local government pay is strong but uneven by title: data scientists in Chicago had a 2025 median of $107,640 and mean of $118,860, while operations research analysts had a 2025 median of $135,630 and mean of $143,490. Broad local context is also above average, with computer and mathematical occupations averaging $54.84 per hour versus $35.28 across all occupations in the metro. Proxy signals are a bit richer: posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $105k to $150k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Illinois new-opening offered pay for Data, Analytics & AI at about $122,151 statewide in September 2026 (n=2,149).

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Advertised pay

Across the 318 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $134,500 at the median and $175,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Chicago is still a real market for Data, Analytics & AI, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 5.2% in August 2026 and total nonfarm employment was up only +0.3% year over year, so the general backdrop is softer than a boom market. At the same time, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Illinois Data, Analytics & AI postings up 28.0% year over year while Illinois employment in the field is down 0.7%, which points to real demand but also sharper selectivity and more replacement-style hiring than raw posting growth suggests. The local sample still showed more than 300 postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days, but the mix skewed toward mid and senior roles and only about 10% were remote.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as an already-practical analyst, scientist, or decision-maker who can show Python, SQL, and business-facing analytics work in a finance, consulting, healthcare, or research context and who is open to hybrid work.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming that an AI-heavy market means plentiful entry-level remote jobs; the sampled mix was only about 10% entry-level and about 10% remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 364 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AbbVie Inc.: 13 open roles
2. Capital One: 11 open roles
3. Capital One Group: 11 open roles
4. Deloitte: 7 open roles
5. Northwestern University: 6 open roles
6. Publicis Groupe: 6 open roles
7. Hartford: 5 open roles
8. McDonald's Corporation: 4 open roles
9. NORC: 4 open roles
10. Tempus: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Chicago: 263
• North Chicago: 10
• Schaumburg: 7
• Evanston: 5
• Northbrook: 5
• Oak Brook: 5
• Oakbrook Terrace: 4
• Skokie: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 176 (49%), hybrid 139 (39%), remote 42 (12%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in consumer-tech startup hiring and more in Chicago's business backbone. In the local posting sample, financial services account for about 35% of Data, Analytics & AI demand, with business consulting, IT services and consulting, software development, and broader technology each near about 10%. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, and the named active employers include Dataroles, AbbVie Inc., Tradermath, and NORC. That mix matters because the wider local economy is split. Chicago professional and business services employment was 820.2 thousand in August 2026 and up 0.3794% year over year, while local information employment was 75.1 thousand and down 3.7179% year over year. That makes enterprise analytics, consulting, risk, research, and regulated-industry AI safer targets than roles tied mainly to shrinking info-sector headcount. Recent Chicago signals also point toward healthcare and compliance-heavy AI, with Nara Health raising $14 million to grow its Chicago team and Go.AI raising $85 million while planning hiring in regulated sectors.

• Financial services analytics (high): This is the clearest local pocket of demand, representing about 35% of the sampled market and aligning well with higher-value quantitative, risk, and decisioning work.
• Consulting and enterprise analytics (high): Consulting and enterprise-facing roles benefit from a metro professional and business services base that was up 0.3794% year over year, and these teams often need BI, reporting, experimentation, and client analytics talent.
• Healthcare, pharma, and regulated AI (moderate): AbbVie appears among the active employers, and recent Chicago expansions from Nara Health and Go.AI point to applied work in health, compliance, and auditable AI rather than only general-purpose model building.
• Research and evidence-driven analytics (moderate): NORC shows up among named active employers, which is a useful signal for candidates whose strengths are survey data, policy analysis, causal thinking, or communication-heavy analytics rather than product analytics alone.

Where to focus: Focus on hybrid roles where analytics is attached to a business function such as risk, operations, claims, pricing, research, or executive reporting, not just generic AI branding.

Roles worth searching next

• Market Research Analyst: It uses many of the same analysis, dashboard, and storytelling muscles, but it sits closer to marketing and customer insight than core data-team work.
• Business Analyst: Chicago demand is strongest where analytics is attached to business functions, so business analyst roles can be a realistic landing zone for people with reporting and process skills.
• Financial Analyst or Risk Analyst: Financial services is the largest local demand pocket, so candidates with quant, SQL, and reporting skills can often translate into finance-side analysis roles.
• Data Governance or Compliance Analyst: Regulated-data work is becoming more valuable as privacy scrutiny rises and local AI expansion leans toward auditable, compliance-focused use cases.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): It is the clearest local table-stakes skill: about 70% of sampled Chicago postings mention Python, and national skill scans also place it among the most common analytics requirements. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and switchers who need a portable technical signal.
• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL shows up in about 50% of the local sample and remains one of the core national analytics skills, so weak SQL is a fast rejection risk. Who: Everyone except the most research-only candidates.
• Power BI and data visualization (differentiator | near-term): Data visualization and Power BI each appeared in about 15% of local postings, and BI-facing work is a practical bridge into business-side analytics roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and analysts trying to move from reporting into broader decision support.
• Machine learning (premium | near-term): Machine learning appeared in about 30% of sampled Chicago postings, and nearly 45% of U.S. data and analytics postings contain AI-related terms, so ML now matters as a screening signal even in many non-research roles. Who: Mid-career analysts, data scientists, and candidates targeting higher-paying applied AI work.
• AWS and Azure (differentiator | near-term): Cloud is not universal, but AWS appeared in about 15% of local postings and Azure in about 10%, which matters when analytics work sits closer to production workflows or regulated enterprise environments. Who: Candidates aiming beyond dashboarding into production analytics, ML ops-adjacent collaboration, or enterprise AI teams.
• Metric governance, audit validation, and human-AI oversight (premium | immediate): AI-era analytics roles are shifting toward goal framing, metric governance, audit validation, and oversight of intelligent agents rather than only manual analysis. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers who need a differentiated story beyond tools.

Questions about this market

What do Data, Analytics & AI roles pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Observed local government pay is strong but uneven by title: data scientists in Chicago had a 2025 median of $107,640 and mean of $118,860, while operations research analysts had a 2025 median of $135,630 and mean of $143,490. Broad local context is also above average, with computer and mathematical occupations averaging $54.84 per hour versus $35.28 across all occupations in the metro. Proxy signals are a bit richer: posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $105k to $150k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Illinois new-opening offered pay for Data, Analytics & AI at about $122,151 statewide in September 2026 (n=2,149). This is good pay for Chicago, but it is attached to jobs that often expect production-ready skills and domain context. Chicago home prices were up 6.0% year over year as of July 2026, so salary upside helps, but cost pressure is still real.

Where is demand for Data, Analytics & AI roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in consumer-tech startup hiring and more in Chicago's business backbone. In the local posting sample, financial services account for about 35% of Data, Analytics & AI demand, with business consulting, IT services and consulting, software development, and broader technology each near about 10%. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, and the named active employers include Dataroles, AbbVie Inc., Tradermath, and NORC. That mix matters because the wider local economy is split. Chicago professional and business services employment was 820.2 thousand in August 2026 and up 0.3794% year over year, while local information employment was 75.1 thousand and down 3.7179% year over year. That makes enterprise analytics, consulting, risk, research, and regulated-industry AI safer targets than roles tied mainly to shrinking info-sector headcount. Recent Chicago signals also point toward healthcare and compliance-heavy AI, with Nara Health raising $14 million to grow its Chicago team and Go.AI raising $85 million while planning hiring in regulated sectors.

Which employers are hiring the most Data, Analytics & AI talent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dataroles (20 postings), AbbVie Inc. (10 postings), Tradermath (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Data, Analytics & AI roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 45% hybrid, with 45% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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