Vice President of Engineering salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$204,783
$30,861
Additional Cash Compensation
$235,644
Total Compensation
Median: $205K
Min: $125K
Max: $500K
How Much Does a Vice President of Engineering Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a Vice President of Engineering in Chicago is $204,783. The average additional cash compensation for a Vice President of Engineering in Chicago is $30,861. The average total compensation for a Vice President of Engineering in Chicago is $235,644. Vice President of Engineering salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Vice President of Engineering employees in Chicago.
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Head of Software Engineering
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Head of Software Engineering
ABOUT US
At All Campus, the passion and talent our employees bring to work every day are at the core of our continued success as a company. We have just been named the #1 mid-size company to work for by Crain’s Chicago Business Best Places to Work (2021), in addition to being recognized as a one of the best workplaces in Chicago several years in a row (2018-2021 Crain’s, 2019-2021 Built In Chicago). We’ve achieved
Director of Engineering
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Kin Insurance is on a mission to change home insurance from what it could be to what it should be. We're proud to offer affordable insurance coverage in areas most impacted by climate change, like Florida, California and Louisiana, that pay more for insurance than anywhere else in America.
We are also proud to be recognized as Built In's 2021 Best Midsize Companies to Work For in Chicago and Forbes 2021 Best Startup Employers in America. We are
Director of Engineering, Front End
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Civis is hiring an Director of Engineering to lead our efforts to upgrade Civis’s product user experience. In this role, you will partner with our Head of Product Design to set a long term direction and architecture for Front End development at Civis, evaluate and implement emerging technologies when appropriate, and mentor other engineers to level up their front end skillset. As a Director of Engineering, you lead our User Experience engineering team, manage 3-4 working engineers and scale the team as we grow. In order to be successful in this role, you will need to be creative, collaborative, and constantly learning along with the team.
The product and technology team is leading this innovation for the fast-growing company that is dedicated to building meaningful tech communities. We value talented people who are passionate towards solving business problems through innovation and best product and engineering practices. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You’ll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking, outcome-driven environment in a forward-thinking organization that looks to push boundaries - one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers nationally (and building towards a global brand).
Director of Technology, Shared Platform
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Jellyvision is looking for a business savvy technology leader who can help us integrate our business and product goals into technology outcomes, make critical architectural, and foundational service decisions, and help us build great shared technology capabilities that the ALEX Product suite relies upon.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for a leader who is passionate about people and technology. This person will be responsible for overseeing all technical aspects, business commitments, and customer needs of the platform. We are looking for an individual who can build, manage, and motivate a Software Development team and direct the company towards its primary technical objectives, define and align those technical objectives with the
Director of Software Engineering
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The Group: The Investment Management group is a global team guided by Morningstar’s investment principles to deliver great long-term investment results and help investors reach their financial goals. Through our investment offerings, we support financial advisors, institutions, and the investors they serve. To do this, we use our expertise in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction to create world-class investment
Engineering Director, Platform Reliability
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ActiveCampaign's category-defining Customer Experience Automation Platform (CXA) helps over 150,000 businesses in 170 countries meaningfully engage with their customers. The platform gives businesses of all sizes access to 500+ pre-built automations that combine email marketing, marketing automation and CRM for powerful segmentation and personalization across social, email, messaging, chat and text. Over 100,000 of ActiveCampaign's customers use
Engineering Director, Platform Engineering
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We are looking for a Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team of Platform and Devops Engineers in the development and maintenance of stable, resilient, and scalable production and development infrastructure. Our team follows software engineering principles to deliver platform abstractions and developer experience tooling which enables DevOps practices and principles.
Director of Engineer, Mobile
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ABOUT VTS
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The engineering team at Root strives to be one of the most transformative engineering teams ever. We’re changing the way an industry works by leveraging technology and data to build the best products possible. Even with our significant growth, we operate in small teams that are given ownership over projects and results. We’ve found that the people closest to the problems are the best at solving them.
Our team excels at delivering software to
Director of Engineering
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Who’s Clearcover? Clearcover is the smarter car insurance company. We use powerful technology to offer everyday drivers better coverage for less money. We’re proud to be one of the fastest growing startups in Chicago, and we’re currently looking to add a few more extraordinary people to our team.
What is a Director of Engineering at Clearcover?As the Director of Engineering you will oversee the engineering talent and technical strategy for
Vice President of Engineering Salary ranges
The most common Vice President of Engineering salary in Chicago is between $170k - $180k.
Average Vice President of Engineering Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Vice President of Engineering make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $232,864 on average.
Vice President of Engineering Salary by gender
The average Vice President of Engineering salary for women is $271,250 and the average Vice President of Engineering salary for men is $189,674.
Vice President of Engineering Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Vice President of Engineering with 7+ years of experience is $207,764.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $72,438 | Min: $42K Max: $120K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $84,098 | Min: $63K Max: $130K |
| QA Engineer | $87,095 | Min: $0K Max: $135K |
| Software Test Engineer | $90,984 | Min: $55K Max: $140K |
| Android Developer | $94,820 | Min: $60K Max: $152K |
| Front End Developer | $99,443 | Min: $55K Max: $240K |
| iOS Developer | $103,319 | Min: $52K Max: $160K |
| Software Engineer | $106,692 | Min: $60K Max: $248K |
| Automation Engineer | $107,125 | Min: $65K Max: $240K |
| Security Engineer | $113,586 | Min: $80K Max: $160K |
| Sales Engineer | $113,842 | 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 | $118,181 | Min: $65K Max: $180K |
| DevOps Engineer | $118,613 | Min: $75K Max: $170K |
| QA Manager | $123,615 | Min: $78K Max: $170K |
| Systems Engineer | $123,955 | Min: $65K Max: $190K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $133,977 | Min: $90K Max: $188K |
| Database Administrator | $136,500 | Min: $95K Max: $166K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $136,667 | Min: $95K Max: $175K |
| Data Architect | $142,735 | Min: $68K Max: $215K |
| Engineering Manager | $150,176 | Min: $77K Max: $221K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $156,049 | 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 | $181,788 | Min: $130K Max: $275K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $201,612 | Min: $110K Max: $310K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $204,783 | Min: $125K Max: $500K |
Skills that affect Vice President of Engineering salaries in Chicago
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Amazon Web Services
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Recent Vice President of Engineering salaries in Chicago
$185,000
Yearly Salary
A VP of Engineering reported a yearly salary of $185,000 with +$36,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
>10 Reports
$290,372
Yearly Salary
A VP, Engineering reported a yearly salary of $290,372
7+ Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
201-500 Employees
Chicago
$220,000
Yearly Salary
A Vice President of Engineering reported a yearly salary of $220,000 with +$20,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
5-10 Reports
$190,000
Yearly Salary
A Vice President of Engineering reported a yearly salary of $190,000 with +$47,500 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$214,000
Yearly Salary
A VP Engineering reported a yearly salary of $214,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$175,000
Yearly Salary
A VP Engineering reported a yearly salary of $175,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$250,000
Yearly Salary
A VP of Engineering reported a yearly salary of $250,000 with +$50,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$180,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Vice President of Technology reported a yearly salary of $180,000 with +$20,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$160,000
Yearly Salary
A VP of Engineering reported a yearly salary of $160,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Female
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$160,000
Yearly Salary
A VP of Engineering reported a yearly salary of $160,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
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