Researcher salaries in Chicago.
What Researcher roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$200,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
47.4%
63 of 133 roles
Live roles
133
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Machine Learning Researcher
Quantitative Researcher - Options
Quantitative Researcher – Futures
Quantitative Researcher - Systematic
Quantitative Researcher - Data Curation
Machine Learning Research Lead
Quantitative Researcher | Trading Team
Principal Quantitative Researcher - Systematic
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
IMC
|
$212,500 | 34 |
|
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn
|
$237,500 | 7 |
American Institutes for Research
|
$142,350 | 7 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 6 |
Comity
|
$165,000 | 3 |
|
Jump Trading
|
$200,000 | 2 |
DV Trading
|
$150,000 | 2 |
CTC Campus - Website
|
$187,500 | 1 |
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How much do Researcher roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Researcher roles in Chicago is $200,000 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $127,000 to $275,000.
These figures are computed live from 133 active Researcher roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 63 (47.4%) 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 IMC, CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn and Jump Trading.
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.