As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $182,000 a year, measured on the 19 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Spark jobs in Chicago: 29 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Spark in the job title or description, located in Chicago, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 29
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 19
- remote
- 3
Median starting salary: $182,000.
AI level of Spark jobs in Chicago
- ●●●● Builds AI6 (21%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI13 (45%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI0 (0%)
- ●○○○ Little AI10 (34%)
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Common questions
How much do Spark jobs in Chicago pay?
How much AI work do Spark jobs in Chicago involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 29 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 6 (21%); Works on AI ●●●○: 13 (45%); Little AI ●○○○: 10 (34%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Spark jobs in Chicago?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Databricks (10), Capital One (9), IMC (2), ZipRecruiter (2), Adyen (1).
Which other cities have Spark jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (311), New York (240), Seattle (114), Bellevue (45), Palo Alto (33).
Which skills come up most in Spark jobs in Chicago?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (25), AWS (23), Scala (16), Machine learning (15), SQL (15).
Which roles are open in Spark jobs in Chicago?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Forward deployed engineer (5), Data engineer (4), Machine learning engineer (4), Sales (3), Solutions architect (3).
A posting counts when it names Spark in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.