Junior Software Engineer salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$84,436
$22,985
Additional Cash Compensation
$107,421
Total Compensation
Median: $84K
Min: $63K
Max: $130K
How Much Does a Junior Software Engineer Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a Junior Software Engineer in Chicago is $84,436. The average additional cash compensation for a Junior Software Engineer in Chicago is $22,985. The average total compensation for a Junior Software Engineer in Chicago is $107,421. Junior Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Junior Software Engineer employees in Chicago.
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Junior Software Engineer jobs in Chicago
Junior Software Engineer
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As a Junior Software Engineer, you will be instrumental to the delivery of a new kind of platform for healthcare, one built specifically for the clinical team. From design to implementation, you will partner with our engineering, product, and design teams in a fast-paced, agile environment to transform ideas into a reality. Utilizing modern methodologies and open source tools, you will be empowered to push the boundaries of development as we seek to deliver applications that will directly and immediately impact the experience of our care teams and patients.
Junior Software Engineer
+22
Job Description As a Software Engineer, you'll work on everything from customer-facing web and mobile applications using cutting-edge open source frameworks, to highly-available RESTful services, to back-end C# and Java based systems using the hottest techniques. We are a team of full stack engineers with in-depth DevOps expertise. Our programming languages have been Java, C#, and Python. We are big fans on building products using Open Source
Junior Software Engineer (C#/JAVA)
+22
Job Description As a member of our Software Engineering Group, we look first and foremost for people who are passionate around solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You'll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture
Junior Software Engineer
+22
Silverwork is the future of mortgage automation, and we are looking for motivated developers to join our team. The Junior Software Engineer position is for recent graduates looking to start their software engineering career by learning advanced intelligent automation, and to gain practical experience working as part of a collaborative team of intelligent automation experts, product analysts, and analytics specialists.
Who we are:
Silverwork
Role: Junior Software Engineer
Reporting to: Lead Senior Engineer
COVID-19:
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit in March of 2020, we were one of the first companies to send our people to work from home. And since then, we’re still (mostly) working remotely. Our first core value is “People First” and the pandemic has reinforced how true this value reigns to us. Our office is located in the Chicago loop, and those that want to may work in-office.
Junior Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Junior Software Engineer salary in Chicago is between $70k - $80k.
Average Junior Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Junior Software Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $95,786 on average.
Junior Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Junior Software Engineer salary for women is $80,125 and the average Junior Software Engineer salary for men is $88,111.
Junior Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Junior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $104,000. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $80,875.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $72,671 | Min: $42K Max: $120K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $84,436 | Min: $63K Max: $130K |
| QA Engineer | $87,626 | Min: $0K Max: $135K |
| Software Test Engineer | $91,482 | Min: $55K Max: $140K |
| Android Developer | $95,869 | Min: $60K Max: $152K |
| Front End Developer | $99,458 | Min: $55K Max: $240K |
| iOS Developer | $103,319 | Min: $52K Max: $160K |
| Software Engineer | $106,095 | Min: $60K Max: $165K |
| Automation Engineer | $107,125 | Min: $65K Max: $240K |
| Security Engineer | $113,208 | Min: $80K Max: $160K |
| Sales Engineer | $113,645 | Min: $55K Max: $220K |
| Game Developer | $114,600 | Min: $85K Max: $136K |
| Salesforce Developer | $115,354 | Min: $66K Max: $197K |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $115,778 | Min: $85K Max: $150K |
| Data Engineer | $117,742 | Min: $65K Max: $180K |
| DevOps Engineer | $119,212 | Min: $75K Max: $170K |
| Systems Engineer | $122,421 | Min: $65K Max: $190K |
| QA Manager | $123,615 | Min: $78K Max: $170K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $133,896 | Min: $90K Max: $200K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $135,854 | Min: $95K Max: $175K |
| Database Administrator | $136,333 | Min: $95K Max: $166K |
| Data Architect | $143,330 | Min: $68K Max: $215K |
| Engineering Manager | $150,530 | Min: $77K Max: $221K |
| Hardware Engineer | $153,722 | Min: $85K Max: $253K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $155,864 | Min: $120K Max: $225K |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $158,000 | Min: $125K Max: $220K |
| Data Engineering Manager | $161,523 | Min: $110K Max: $210K |
| Director of Software Engineering | $182,316 | Min: $130K Max: $275K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $200,907 | Min: $110K Max: $310K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $203,121 | Min: $125K Max: $500K |
Skills that affect Junior Software Engineer salaries in Chicago
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Javascript
2% have this skill
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SQL
2% have this skill
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Java
2% have this skill
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Front-end
1% have this skill
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Node.js
1% have this skill
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C#
1% have this skill
Recent Junior Software Engineer salaries in Chicago
$70,000
Yearly Salary
A Junior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $70,000 with +$2,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Female
201-500 Employees
Chicago
$75,000
Yearly Salary
A Junior Developer reported a yearly salary of $75,000 with +$3,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1-10 Employees
Chicago
$76,000
Yearly Salary
A Associate Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $76,000 with +$4,250 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$70,000
Yearly Salary
A Associate Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $70,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$102,000
Yearly Salary
A Cloud Developer reported a yearly salary of $102,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$70,000
Yearly Salary
A Junior Front End Developer reported a yearly salary of $70,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$90,000
Yearly Salary
A Junior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $90,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$72,000
Yearly Salary
A Junior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $72,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Prefer not to say
1-10 Employees
Chicago
$92,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer I reported a yearly salary of $92,500
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
201-500 Employees
Chicago
$72,000
Yearly Salary
A Support Engineer reported a yearly salary of $72,000
< 1 Year of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
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