HRIS Workday Analyst – Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking at Daniels Health
Chicago, IL
$79,157–$101,267
Aug 4, 2026
Chicago, IL
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This is a functional HRIS analyst role centered on configuring, maintaining, and optimizing Workday's Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules for US, UK, Canada, and Australia employee populations. The analyst serves as the internal subject-matter expert, handling business process configuration, integrations, security roles, reporting, and end-user support. It suits someone with hands-on Workday functional experience who can bridge HR/Payroll operations and system administration in a multi-country environment.
Mid level · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
Pay in the description: $85,161–$101,267
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 7–35
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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What the occupation pays Median $105,766 (middle half $82,812–$132,818). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 6, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is hybrid (Chicago, IL office plus remote) — not fully remote.
No specific years-of-experience figure is stated overall; seniority is inferred from the 'strong hands-on experience' and multi-jurisdiction scope described in the candidate profile.
All required skills are Workday-specific functional capabilities drawn from the candidate profile's hard requirements section. No preferred/nice-to-have technology section exists in this posting.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: HRIS analyst work (system configuration, business-process design, reporting) maps most closely to Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211), though some could argue for 15-1299 given the specialized HR-systems nature of the role.
The posting covers four countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia) but the primary work location is Chicago, IL.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Workday Reporting.
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