What is the average AI & Machine Learning salary in Chicago?

The median midpoint of 10 live AI & Machine Learning postings in Chicago is $191k a year. Half of them fall between $145k and $210k.

Which companies pay AI & Machine Learning roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Okta ($253k), Writer ($177k), Zoro ($123k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

AI & Machine Learning salary in Chicago

What employers are offering right now, from 10 live AI & Machine Learning postings in Chicago that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$191k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$145k–$210k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$269k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$105k

$126k

$146k

$166k

$187k

$207k

$228k

$248k

Top-paying companies for AI & Machine Learning roles

Company	Median	Postings
Okta	$253k	2
Writer	$177k	3
Zoro	$123k	2

Highest-paying open AI & Machine Learning jobs

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Okta

Product Architect, AI (Auth0)

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC $226k – $311k/yr

pythontypescriptreactnode.jsDirect from employer 4d ago

Okta

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario, Canada $200k – $275k/yr

machine learningDirect from employer May 28

Upside

AI Enablement Lead

Austin · DC Full-time $200k – $220k/yr

salesforceproduct managementDirect from employer 21d ago

Chime

AI/ML Engineer

Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA $125k – $292k/yr

pythonsqlrediskafkaDirect from employer Jun 8

Writer

Senior AI transformation lead (Central)

Chicago, IL · Austin, TX Full-time $184k – $225k/yr

customer successDirect from employer 2d ago

Writer

AI transformation lead (Central)

Chicago, IL · Austin, TX Full-time $156k – $198k/yr

customer successDirect from employer 3d ago

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AI & Machine Learning salary: common questions

What is the average AI & Machine Learning salary in Chicago?: The median midpoint of 10 live AI & Machine Learning postings in Chicago is $191k a year. Half of them fall between $145k and $210k.
Which companies pay AI & Machine Learning roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Okta ($253k), Writer ($177k), Zoro ($123k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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