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Software Engineer salary in Chicago

Average Base Salary in Chicago

$109,957
$14,350
Additional Cash Compensation
$124,307
Total Compensation
Median: 105,000
Min: $78K
Max: $215K

How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Chicago?

The average salary for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $109,957. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $14,350. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Chicago is $124,307. 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
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Total number of tech users on Built In Chicago
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Software Engineer Salary by gender

The average Software Engineer salary for women is $107,323 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $109,769.

Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience

The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $135,198. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $101,244.

Software Engineer Salary ranges

The most common Software Engineer salary in Chicago is between $100k - $110k.

Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago

Job TitleAverage SalarySalary Range
Network Engineer$70,000
Min: $70K
Max: $70K
QA Analyst$87,053
Min: $65K
Max: $130K
Application Engineer$88,000
Min: $88K
Max: $88K
Junior Software Engineer$89,728
Min: $65K
Max: $130K
Software Test Engineer$96,100
Min: $75K
Max: $140K
QA Engineer$99,928
Min: $75K
Max: $135K
Front End Developer$107,824
Min: $80K
Max: $165K
Software Engineer$109,957
Min: $78K
Max: $215K
Site Reliability Engineer$112,800
Min: $85K
Max: $150K
Data Engineer$118,574
Min: $83K
Max: $182K
Game Developer$118,833
Min: $85K
Max: $140K
Salesforce Developer$120,650
Min: $75K
Max: $197K
Security Engineer$122,360
Min: $80K
Max: $205K
Android Developer$123,500
Min: $102K
Max: $152K
Systems Engineer$127,289
Min: $65K
Max: $190K
Automation Engineer$128,358
Min: $115K
Max: $167K
iOS Developer$134,085
Min: $110K
Max: $170K
QA Manager$135,429
Min: $115K
Max: $165K
Senior Software Engineer$136,630
Min: $81K
Max: $220K
Database Administrator$141,545
Min: $105K
Max: $200K
Sales Engineer$141,886
Min: $115K
Max: $220K
Hardware Engineer$146,117
Min: $117K
Max: $175K
DevOps Engineer$148,247
Min: $130K
Max: $190K
Lead Software Engineer$152,540
Min: $120K
Max: $200K
Machine Learning Engineer$161,022
Min: $125K
Max: $220K
Data Architect$163,459
Min: $137K
Max: $215K
Principal Software Engineer$172,789
Min: $131K
Max: $330K
Engineering Manager$173,554
Min: $149K
Max: $240K
Data Engineering Manager$191,334
Min: $165K
Max: $221K
Vice President of Engineering$191,370
Min: $145K
Max: $290K
Director of Software Engineering$203,078
Min: $175K
Max: $275K
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)$242,033
Min: $200K
Max: $324K

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Software Engineer jobs in Chicago

Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Chicago

1
Javascript
16% have this skill
2
SQL
14% have this skill
3
Front-end
11% have this skill
4
Java
10% have this skill
5
Python
9% have this skill
6
Amazon Web Services
8% have this skill

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.

Recent Software Engineer salaries in Chicago

$124,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $124,000 with +$7,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$124,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $124,000 with +$7,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$87,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $87,000 with +$4,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$87,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $87,500 with +$23,565 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$108,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $108,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$148,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $148,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Product Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$95,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $95,000 with +$500 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Female
11-50 Employees
Chicago
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago