Chicago, IL

14 data centers · ~1,535 trades workers

Facilities

14

IT Capacity

426 MW

Est. Workforce

1,535

Salary Benchmarks

Median annual wage in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, from BLS OES 2026.

Electrician

17,720 in metro

$102,350

HVAC Technician

7,210 in metro

$77,960

Maintenance Worker

45,710 in metro

$58,020

Security Officer

48,360 in metro

$39,990

Network/Systems Admin

6,950 in metro

$103,170

IT Support Specialist

19,680 in metro

$60,730

IT Manager

24,950 in metro

$173,760

Operators in Chicago

365 Data CentersAlignedCoreSiteDigital RealtyEdgeConneXElement CriticalEquinixEvoqueMicrosoftNetralityOracleQTS

Data Centers in Chicago

365 Data Centers Chicago

365 Data Centers

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Chicago downtown colocation suite.

Power Capacity

2 MW

Square Footage

25K sq ft

Est. Employees

9

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Aligned ORD-01

Aligned

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Aligned Chicago facility in the Chicago metro market.

Power Capacity

48 MW

Square Footage

240K sq ft

Est. Employees

142

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Built: 2023

CoreSite CH1

CoreSite

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

CoreSite Chicago 427 South LaSalle facility.

Power Capacity

12 MW

Square Footage

160K sq ft

Est. Employees

55

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CoreSite CH2

CoreSite

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

CoreSite Chicago suburban Naperville-area facility.

Power Capacity

10 MW

Square Footage

120K sq ft

Est. Employees

43

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Digital Realty ORD10

Digital Realty

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Digital Realty 350 East Cermak Lakeside Technology Center.

Power Capacity

38 MW

Square Footage

470K sq ft

Est. Employees

167

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EdgeConneX EDC Chicago

EdgeConneX

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

EdgeConneX Chicago edge data center.

Power Capacity

5 MW

Square Footage

50K sq ft

Est. Employees

20

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Element Critical Chicago

Element Critical

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Element Critical Geneva Chicago-area facility.

Power Capacity

8 MW

Square Footage

80K sq ft

Est. Employees

32

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Equinix CH1

Equinix

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Equinix Chicago CH1 IBX at Lakeside Technology Center.

Power Capacity

8 MW

Square Footage

90K sq ft

Est. Employees

33

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Equinix CH2

Equinix

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Equinix Chicago CH2 IBX at 350 East Cermak.

Power Capacity

10 MW

Square Footage

110K sq ft

Est. Employees

41

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Evoque Chicago

Evoque

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Evoque Chicago metro facility.

Power Capacity

15 MW

Square Footage

150K sq ft

Est. Employees

59

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Microsoft Chicago Campus

Microsoft

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Microsoft Chicago area data center campus.

Power Capacity

150 MW

Square Footage

1.1M sq ft

Est. Employees

512

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Built: 2019

Netrality 717 South Wells

Netrality

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Netrality Chicago 717 South Wells carrier hotel.

Power Capacity

8 MW

Square Footage

80K sq ft

Est. Employees

80

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Oracle US-Chicago-1 Campus

Oracle

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure us-chicago-1 region campus.

Power Capacity

40 MW

Square Footage

300K sq ft

Est. Employees

138

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Built: 2020

QTS Chicago DC-1

QTS

Chicago, Illinois

OperatingTier 3

QTS Chicago Pilsen-area facility.

Power Capacity

72 MW

Square Footage

317K sq ft

Est. Employees

204

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Built: 2018