Researcher salaries in Chicago.
What Researcher roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$183,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$148.4k – $256.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75%
45 of 60 roles
Live roles
60
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Campus Quantitative Researcher, PhD (Intern)
Quantitative Researcher – Futures
Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - Chicago
Quantitative Researcher - Systematic
Quantitative Researcher
Quantitative Researcher
Quantitative Researcher - Data Curation
Machine Learning Researcher
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
IMC
|
$275,000 | 8 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 5 |
Akuna Capital
|
$145,000 | 5 |
American Institutes for Research
|
$156,425 | 4 |
|
Jump Trading
|
$300,000 | 3 |
|
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn
|
$250,000 | 3 |
| AC Aquatic Capital Management | $175,000 | 3 |
Comity
|
$165,000 | 3 |
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How much do Researcher roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Researcher roles in Chicago is $183,750 per year. Most pay falls between $148,375 (25th percentile) and $256,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $120,470 to $275,000.
These figures are computed live from 60 active Researcher roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 45 (75%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Researcher roles in Chicago include Jump Trading, IMC, CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn and DRW.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.