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Governance, risk, and compliance jobs in Chicago: banking, insurance, derivatives trading, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Open GRC jobs in Chicago (18)
Lead Analyst, Financial Crimes
Associate Fraud Analyst
Head of CDD and KYC, Americas
Fraud Investigator
Internal Audit Intern
IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) TITLE 5
Cybersecurity Specialist
Senior IT Governance & Compliance Manager
Compliance Analyst
Account Executive Product - Fraud & Risk
Brokerage Risk Analyst Intern (Summer 2027)
Senior Associate, Compliance Advisory
Sales Manager, Product- Fraud & Risk
Financial Crimes Compliance Consultant (Contractor)
INTERNAL CONTROL ANALYST (TITLE 5)
INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST (TITLE 5)
Principal, AI Governance
Counsel, AI Risk & Compliance
The Chicago GRC market
Chicago is the third-largest market in the country and a powerhouse for governance, risk, and compliance hiring. The city anchors banking, insurance, and the world's largest derivatives exchanges, all under heavy regulatory load from the SEC, CFTC, and the Federal Reserve. Illinois was also early to biometric privacy law, which gave local employers real fluency in data governance and privacy. Add major health systems and a deep manufacturing base, and Chicago offers big-market GRC depth, from financial crime and model risk to privacy and audit, at a lower cost than the coasts.
Key sectors: banking, insurance, derivatives trading, healthcare, and manufacturing. On the board now: 18 local and 0 remote-eligible jobs.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
Chicago GRC jobs: what the market looks like right now
A snapshot built from the 18 Chicago GRC roles currently on this page.
What these roles pay
Of the 18 open Chicago GRC roles on this page, 10 publish a salary range. Across those:
- Median advertised midpoint: $101k
- Middle half of the market: $60k to $128k
- Full advertised range: $51k to $260k
Computed from the live postings on this page, not from survey data, and recalculated every time the board refreshes. Roles without a published range are excluded.
Where the work is
- Work mode: 2 remote, 0 hybrid, 16 on-site or unstated.
- Seniority mix: mid (12), senior (5), executive (1)
- Employers hiring more than one: Adyen (2), Robinhood (2), Air National Guard Units (2), Stripe (2)
Skills these postings ask for
- policy and procedure writing
- control testing and evidence collection
- regulatory change management
- SOX and SOC 2 readiness
- issue management and remediation tracking
How to get a compliance job — the full career guide for this field: entry routes, transferable backgrounds, certifications and salary by level.
Certifications that come up most
None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Chicago GRC postings to be worth knowing: CCEP, CRCM, CAMS, CIPP/US, AIGP. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.
Hiring for Chicago GRC?
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