Highest paying jobs in Chicago that require a graduate degree

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#50. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $83,260
- Median hourly wage: $40.03
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 680 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $83,940
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 620 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $84,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.79
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $84,920
- Median hourly wage: $40.83
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 180 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#46. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,540
- Median hourly wage: $41.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 630 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $85,600
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $86,450
- Median hourly wage: $41.56
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Political scientists

- Median annual wage: $88,340
- Median hourly wage: $42.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $88,440
- Median hourly wage: $42.52
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,580 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $90,730
- Median hourly wage: $43.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $93,530
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $98,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Mathematicians

- Median annual wage: $98,350
- Median hourly wage: $47.29
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $98,880
- Median hourly wage: $47.54
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 5,210 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $99,670
- Median hourly wage: $47.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 310 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,840
- Median hourly wage: $48.96
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 7,640 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,780
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,030 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $103,310
- Median hourly wage: $49.67
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,100 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $103,490
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 9,740 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

- Median annual wage: $104,890
- Median hourly wage: $50.43
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#30. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $106,230
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $106,420
- Median hourly wage: $51.16
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 430 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#28. Sociologists

- Median annual wage: $106,480
- Median hourly wage: $51.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $107,340
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 370 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $119,690
- Median hourly wage: $57.54
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $121,610
- Median hourly wage: $58.47
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 950 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $127,230
- Median hourly wage: $61.17
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 5,720 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $127,970
- Median hourly wage: $61.52
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,810 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $129,040
- Median hourly wage: $62.04
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $130,600
- Median hourly wage: $62.79
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $132,650
- Median hourly wage: $63.78
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 9,690 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Economists

- Median annual wage: $134,940
- Median hourly wage: $64.87
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 530 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $135,370
- Median hourly wage: $65.08
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#17. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $136,290
- Median hourly wage: $65.52
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 27,200 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $138,620
- Median hourly wage: $66.65
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,470 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $155,210
- Median hourly wage: $74.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 15,040 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Radiologists

- Median annual wage: $159,530
- Median hourly wage: $76.70
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,530 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $166,360
- Median hourly wage: $79.98
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 910 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Physicians, pathologists

- Median annual wage: $186,930
- Median hourly wage: $89.87
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $201,120
- Median hourly wage: $96.69
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Surgeons, all other

- Median annual wage: $212,210
- Median hourly wage: $102.02
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 720 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $215,780
- Median hourly wage: $103.74
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 600 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#8. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $215,920
- Median hourly wage: $103.81
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 510 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#7. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $219,430
- Median hourly wage: $105.50
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,390 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Neurologists

- Median annual wage: $222,220
- Median hourly wage: $106.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Dermatologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Emergency medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 700 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 630 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 390 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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