The median starting salary is $165,000 a year, measured on the 45 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$143k-$193kUS, IL, Chicago2mo
Generative AI jobs in Chicago: 51 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Generative AI in the job title or description, located in Chicago, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 51
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 23
- remote
- 17
- median starting salary
- $165,000
$116k-$174kBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Toronto, Ontario, Canada4mo
databricks
Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC10h ago
$226k-$283kAlbany, New York, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Austin, Texas, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Miami, Florida, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USARemote3d
new-relic-platform
$393k-$487kIllinois - ChicagoRemote4w
$220k-$275kBoston, MA; Chicago, Illinois, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; New York, New York, United States; Remote; San Francisco, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Vancouver, Washington, United StatesRemote1mo
$92k-$160kUS, IL, Chicago2d
aws
$164k-$262kIllinois - Chicago4d
claudegeminirunway
$187k-$253kUS, IL, Chicago1w
crmaws
AI level of Generative AI jobs in Chicago
- AI Level 45 (10%)
- AI Level 318 (35%)
- AI Level 24 (8%)
- AI Level 124 (47%)
Companies hiring for Generative AI in Chicago
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Common questions
How much do Generative AI jobs in Chicago pay?
How much AI work do Generative AI jobs in Chicago involve?
Of the 51 live postings: AI Level 4: 5 (10%); AI Level 3: 18 (35%); AI Level 2: 4 (8%); AI Level 1: 24 (47%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Generative AI jobs in Chicago?
By number of live postings: Amazon (16), Salesforce (5), Writer (5), Legora (4), Okta (4). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Generative AI jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (540), Seattle (511), San Francisco (479), Santa Clara (161), Bellevue (145). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Generative AI jobs in Chicago?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: AWS (21), AI agents (18), Machine learning (16), Python (14), LLM (11). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Generative AI jobs in Chicago?
By number of live postings: Solutions architect (6), Applied scientist (1), Machine learning engineer (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Generative AI in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.