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Illinois GRC Jobs
Governance, risk, and compliance roles in Illinois: banking, insurance, trading, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Open GRC roles in Illinois (5)
Chief Compliance Officer, RHD
Principal Implementation Consultant (Privacy & Data Governance)
Risk Strategist - Screening (Financial Crimes)
Model Risk Senior Manager
Model Risk Manager
The Illinois GRC market
Illinois centers on Chicago, a major hub for banking, insurance, and derivatives trading, all heavily regulated and increasingly focused on AI in risk and underwriting. The state was also early to biometric privacy regulation, giving local employers unusual fluency in data governance questions. Healthcare systems and manufacturers add compliance and audit demand. Chicago offers big market GRC depth at a lower cost than the coasts.
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
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