Software Engineer salary in Chicago

Average Base Salary in Chicago

$110,567
$14,302
Additional Cash Compensation
$124,869
Total Compensation
Median: 105,000
Min: $60K
Max: $875K

How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Chicago?

The average salary for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $110,567. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $14,302. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $124,869. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Chicago.

Chicago by the numbers

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Total number of Tech companies in Chicago
439,772
Total number of tech users on Built In Chicago
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Software Engineer Salary ranges

The most common Software Engineer salary in Chicago is between $90k - $100k.

Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size

People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $118,814 on average.

Software Engineer Salary by gender

The average Software Engineer salary for women is $114,777 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $108,576.

Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience

The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $136,354. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $98,713.

Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago

Job TitleAverage SalarySalary Range
QA Analyst$77,640
Min: $50K
Max: $130K
Junior Software Engineer$88,233
Min: $63K
Max: $130K
Android Developer$92,205
Min: $60K
Max: $152K
Software Test Engineer$92,800
Min: $55K
Max: $140K
QA Engineer$95,333
Min: $0K
Max: $135K
Front End Developer$104,776
Min: $55K
Max: $240K
Automation Engineer$107,457
Min: $80K
Max: $167K
Software Engineer$110,567
Min: $60K
Max: $875K
Site Reliability Engineer$112,800
Min: $85K
Max: $150K
Game Developer$114,600
Min: $85K
Max: $136K
Data Engineer$115,606
Min: $65K
Max: $182K
iOS Developer$115,699
Min: $75K
Max: $170K
Sales Engineer$115,912
Min: $84K
Max: $220K
Salesforce Developer$120,650
Min: $75K
Max: $197K
Security Engineer$122,360
Min: $80K
Max: $205K
QA Manager$123,636
Min: $90K
Max: $165K
Systems Engineer$124,015
Min: $62K
Max: $190K
DevOps Engineer$128,695
Min: $65K
Max: $190K
Senior Software Engineer$136,275
Min: $81K
Max: $220K
Database Administrator$137,000
Min: $80K
Max: $200K
Lead Software Engineer$144,959
Min: $95K
Max: $200K
Hardware Engineer$149,382
Min: $85K
Max: $253K
Data Architect$153,767
Min: $68K
Max: $215K
Machine Learning Engineer$161,022
Min: $125K
Max: $220K
Engineering Manager$161,907
Min: $77K
Max: $280K
Data Engineering Manager$168,406
Min: $110K
Max: $221K
Principal Software Engineer$169,947
Min: $122K
Max: $330K
Director of Software Engineering$186,842
Min: $133K
Max: $275K
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)$187,258
Min: $116K
Max: $324K
Vice President of Engineering$191,370
Min: $145K
Max: $290K

Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Chicago

1
Javascript
15% have this skill
2
SQL
13% have this skill
3
Front-end
10% have this skill
4
Java
9% have this skill
5
Node.js
8% have this skill
6
Python
8% have this skill

Recent Software Engineer salaries in Chicago

$82,000
Yearly Salary
A Associate Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $82,000 with +$4,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$117,500
Yearly Salary
A Advanced Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $117,500 with +$11,750 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$95,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $95,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$121,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $121,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$97,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $97,000 with +$7,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$88,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer Senior Analyst reported a yearly salary of $88,000 with +$8,800 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$94,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer 2 reported a yearly salary of $94,000 with +$6,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$90,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $90,000
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$85,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $85,000 with +$8,500 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
1-5 Reports
$78,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Development Specialist reported a yearly salary of $78,500 with +$7,850 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Chicago
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