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How many Researcher jobs in Illinois are there right now?

There are 95 open Researcher jobs in Illinois on JobsRadar right now, from 45 companies hiring directly. 81 of them disclose pay, with a median of $145,500 a year and most offers between $102,753 and $200,000. The board was last refreshed on October 5, 2026 at 16:43 UTC.

Researcher salary range in Illinois

$102.8k 25th
$145.5k Median
$200k 75th
$63k
$275k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $60k – $419.7k · outliers off-axis
Based on 81 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 5, 2026 from live listings
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Associate General Counsel - Research & Innovation
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
⚡ Apply early Streeterville, Chicago, IL Onsite $197,600–$326,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Optiver
Quantitative Trader/Researcher – Systematic Options Trading
Optiver
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Optiver
Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD (2027 Start)
Optiver
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Optiver
Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD (2027 Start)
Optiver
⚡ Apply early New York, New York Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Optiver
Quantitative Researcher - SVT
Optiver
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Optiver
Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD (2027 Start)
Optiver
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
3Red Partners
General Trading Submissions: Traders, Quants, and Quant Devs
3Red Partners
⚡ Apply early Chicago/Miami/New York City/Fr... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
3Red Partners
Graduate Quantitative Researcher (2027 Incoming Graduate, Full-Time)
3Red Partners
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $125,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
FO
FSP Clinical Research Associate 2 - Oncology
Fortrea
⚡ Apply early Durham Onsite $100,000–$112,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
FO
FSP Clinical Research Associate 2 - West, Central, and South Regions - Oncology
Fortrea
⚡ Apply early Durham Onsite $100,000–$112,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
CG
Quant & Data Analytics Intern
Cboe Global Markets
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $45,760–$87,360
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
IMC
Graduate Deep Learning Researcher - Chicago, New York
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States; New Yo... Onsite $300,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Independence Pet Holdings
Senior UX Researcher
Independence Pet Holdings
⚡ Apply early Illinois Onsite $112,522–$140,653
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
IMC
Quantitative Researcher – Equities
IMC
⚡ Apply early New York, United States Onsite $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - London
IMC
⚡ Apply early London, United Kingdom Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Quantitative Researcher - Options
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States Onsite $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Machine Learning Researcher
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States; New Yo... Onsite $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Graduate Quantitative Researcher (BS/MS)
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States Onsite $250,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Quant Performance Engineer Intern - Summer 2027
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Quant Performance Engineer
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Graduate Quantitative Researcher (PhD)
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States Onsite $250,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Quantitative Researcher – Futures
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States; New Yo... Onsite $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
IMC
Quantitative Researcher - Data Curation
IMC
⚡ Apply early Chicago, United States Onsite $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research - Drs. Richard Lieber and Ishan Roy
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite $47,300–$78,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Strata Decision Technology
User Experience Researcher
Strata Decision Technology
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite $80,000–$100,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Researcher jobs in Illinois are open right now?
95 Researcher jobs in Illinois are open across 45 companies, as of October 5, 2026.
What do Researcher jobs in Illinois pay?
Across the 81 Researcher jobs in Illinois that disclose pay, the median is $145,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $102,753 and $200,000.
Which companies are hiring Researcher jobs in Illinois?
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Optiver, 3Red Partners, Fortrea and Cboe Global Markets are among the 45 companies currently hiring Researcher jobs in Illinois.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 5, 2026 at 16:43 UTC.

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