Software Engineer salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$107,323
$17,044
Additional Cash Compensation
$124,367
Total Compensation
Median: $107K
Min: $60K
Max: $248K
How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $107,323. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $17,044. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $124,367. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In Chicago from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Chicago.
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Software Engineer jobs in Chicago
Software Engineer
+51
Qualified engineers should have a strong working knowledge of the latest Microsoft tools and technologies used to develop .NET Web applications. In this role you will play an active role in the design and development of features for our cloud-based commercial Tax Software product. This role can be REMOTE.
Built In unites companies and people around their shared passion for tech and the universal need for purpose. To help our partners attract qualified talent, we create content that tells their story in a way no job post ever could — and we put their jobs in front of people who were born to do them. Our audience of sought-after candidates use Built In to find their professional purpose and connect meaningfully to the tech community, including by reading our content, networking at our events and applying to jobs at companies they believe in.
Software Engineer
+31
Who we are?
Here at Focused Labs, we are a small, select, software development team that wants to improve the world of software engineering through excellence. We take a unique approach to deliver products to market quickly while meeting the business and customer needs of our clients.
Our values:
Listen first - we are experts when it comes to software, but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We listen, collaborate, and iterate
Software Engineer
+37
As a software engineer, you'll work on small teams to develop the products and features that make Kin operate. We're a Ruby on Rails environment with Javascript front-end and PostgreSQL database, and we apply Agile methodologies to our product and software development processes. In your role, you will have the opportunity to work on features and products in a collaborative engineering environment where you can work closely with peers as well as cross-functionally.
project44 is looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team in downtown Chicago. You will work in a fast-paced Agile environment designing, building, and implementing scalable micro-service systems consumed by companies around the world.
We are a small development team within DRW rebuilding existing applications from the ground up and creating completely new ones. These applications are mission-critical and used daily by our traders whom we work directly with. While our applications are used by a relatively small but growing set of users, the decisions made through them are very large. This is a chance to build quality applications using modern technology and practices. Our code is all written in the latest version of TypeScript and our applications are powered by React/Redux. We use gRPC-web for communication between our web-based applications and back-end APIs. Our applications are containerized with Docker and deployed to a Kubernetes cluster.
Why project44?
Our mission is to usher in a new era of trust and predictability to transportation and logistics, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. The industry is massive, as is the opportunity. We’re looking for bright, ambitious individuals to join our growing global team and help us enable a more productive and successful world. We’re changing the way the world ships, and we’re looking for you to help us get there!
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Senior Software Engineer - Boardwalk
+60
As a Senior Software Engineer on Boardwalk you will leverage your software development skills to design and build out our cloud-based patent search platform, Boardwalk.
The team is made up of a small group of experienced Relativity engineers who operate like a small startup within Relativity and are tasked with building an adjacent product and business with the goal of becoming a key driver in the growth of Relativity.
project44 is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team in downtown Chicago. You will work in a fast-paced Agile environment designing, building, and implementing scalable micro-service systems consumed by companies around the world.
Software Engineer - Review
+60
We are Relativity. A market-leading, global tech company that equips legal and compliance professionals with a powerful platform to organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. The US Department of Justice, 199 of the Am Law 200, and more than 329,000 enabled users trust Relativity during litigation, internal investigations, and compliance projects.
Our SaaS product, RelativityOne, has become the fastest-growing product in the company's
Applied Software Engineer
+34
What we do
At Civis, we take a science-first approach to solving business problems using person-level data. With a blend of proprietary technology and statistical advisory services, we help public and private sector organizations find, understand and connect with the people they care about, so they can stop guessing and start using mathematical proof to guide decisions. We know others use “data science” and “analytics” as buzzwords, but at Civis
Senior Software Engineer
+31
Who we are?
Here at Focused Labs, we are a small, select, software development team that wants to improve the world of software engineering through excellence. We take a unique approach to deliver products to market quickly while meeting the business and customer needs of our clients.
Our values:
Listen first - we are experts when it comes to software, but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We listen, collaborate, and iterate
Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Engineer salary in Chicago is between $100k - $110k.
Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $116,957 on average.
Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Engineer salary for women is $102,461 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $106,608.
Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $125,921. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $103,574.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $72,705 | Min: $42K Max: $120K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $84,489 | Min: $63K Max: $130K |
| QA Engineer | $87,130 | Min: $0K Max: $135K |
| Software Test Engineer | $91,661 | Min: $55K Max: $140K |
| Android Developer | $94,820 | Min: $60K Max: $152K |
| Front End Developer | $99,516 | Min: $55K Max: $240K |
| iOS Developer | $103,330 | Min: $52K Max: $160K |
| Automation Engineer | $107,125 | Min: $65K Max: $240K |
| Software Engineer | $107,323 | Min: $60K Max: $248K |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $112,875 | Min: $85K Max: $150K |
| Security Engineer | $113,586 | Min: $80K Max: $160K |
| Sales Engineer | $113,842 | Min: $55K Max: $220K |
| Salesforce Developer | $115,354 | Min: $66K Max: $197K |
| Game Developer | $118,250 | Min: $85K Max: $136K |
| Data Engineer | $118,647 | Min: $65K Max: $180K |
| DevOps Engineer | $119,066 | Min: $75K Max: $170K |
| QA Manager | $121,960 | Min: $78K Max: $170K |
| Systems Engineer | $124,350 | Min: $65K Max: $190K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $133,680 | Min: $90K Max: $185K |
| Database Administrator | $136,500 | Min: $95K Max: $166K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $137,429 | Min: $95K Max: $175K |
| Data Architect | $142,188 | Min: $68K Max: $215K |
| Engineering Manager | $149,992 | Min: $77K Max: $221K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $156,051 | Min: $120K Max: $225K |
| Hardware Engineer | $157,938 | Min: $85K Max: $253K |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $158,000 | Min: $125K Max: $220K |
| Data Engineering Manager | $161,175 | Min: $110K Max: $210K |
| Director of Software Engineering | $181,584 | Min: $130K Max: $275K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $200,245 | Min: $110K Max: $310K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $204,198 | Min: $125K Max: $500K |
Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Chicago
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Javascript
14% have this skill
2
SQL
12% have this skill
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Java
9% have this skill
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Front-end
8% have this skill
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Python
8% have this skill
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Amazon Web Services
8% have this skill
Recent Software Engineer salaries in Chicago
$98,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $98,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$95,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $95,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Other
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$100,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $100,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$104,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $104,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$104,265
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer I reported a yearly salary of $104,265
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$108,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $108,000 with +$10,800 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$93,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $93,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Chicago
$136,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $136,000 with +$6,000 in additional cash compensation
201-500 Employees
Chicago
1-5 Reports
$90,000
Yearly Salary
A TDP Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $90,000 with +$10,800 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
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1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$105,000
Yearly Salary
A Full Stack Cloud Engineer reported a yearly salary of $105,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
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