The median starting salary is $156,000 a year, measured on the 29 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$165k-$217kUS-IL-Chicago-MSO3w
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LLM jobs in Chicago: 40 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name LLM 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
- 40
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 25
- remote
- 12
- median starting salary
- $156,000
Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New YorkRemote1mo
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$111k-$175kAustin | Chicago | New York City | Salt Lake City | San Francisco1w
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$123k-$186kIllinois - Chicago1w
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$132k-$182kBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Toronto, Ontario, Canada1mo
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$130k-$153kChicago, US, Illinois1mo
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CAD 110k-CAD 160kBoston, 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 StatesRemote4mo
$223k-$278kDenver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Chicago, IL2mo
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$195k-$290kAustin | Chicago | New York City | Salt Lake City | San Francisco1mo
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$116k-$174kBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Toronto, Ontario, Canada4mo
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AI level of LLM jobs in Chicago
- AI Level 43 (8%)
- AI Level 322 (55%)
- AI Level 24 (10%)
- AI Level 111 (28%)
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How much do LLM jobs in Chicago pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs in Chicago involve?
Of the 40 live postings: AI Level 4: 3 (8%); AI Level 3: 22 (55%); AI Level 2: 4 (10%); AI Level 1: 11 (28%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs in Chicago?
By number of live postings: Okta (7), Writer (5), Salesforce (4), Gong io (3), Adyen (2). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have LLM jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (1,085), New York (684), Seattle (403), Santa Clara (244), San Jose (169). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs in Chicago?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: AI agents (22), Python (15), Generative AI (11), Machine learning (11), AWS (8). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in LLM jobs in Chicago?
By number of live postings: Forward deployed engineer (2), AI engineer (1), Solutions architect (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names LLM in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.