Software Engineer · Chicago, IL
Software Engineer in Chicago, IL H-1B salaries
Employers filed 768 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer roles in Chicago, IL between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $114,400, 17% below the median for this job across the US.
Check what wage level an offer here reaches
Median salary offered $114,400
Middle half earn $102,690 to $140,000
Top 10% earn over $180,000
Certified filings 768
Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median vs all Middle half
Google LLC 40 $155,000 +35% $139,250 – $169,000 Caterpillar Inc. 28 $108,077 −6% $102,690 – $109,299 Mphasis Corporation 27 $120,000 +5% $110,000 – $125,000 U.S. Bank National Association 24 $119,964 +5% $108,077 – $130,707 Skilltune Technologies Inc 21 $90,500 −21% $76,850 – $106,600 Polar Operations LLC d/b/a IMC Markets 20 $200,000 +75% $196,250 – $200,000 Team Belvedere, LLC 19 $180,000 +57% $140,000 – $185,000 PayPal, Inc. 18 $117,000 +2% $112,528 – $124,769 Adyen N.V. 17 $127,754 +12% $108,077 – $130,707 Satin Solutions LLC 16 $106,600 −7% $95,100 – $119,550 DocuSign Inc. 15 $133,800 +17% $129,600 – $146,812 Polar Operations LLC 15 $200,000 +75% $180,000 – $200,000 Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC 12 $225,000 +97% $200,000 – $230,000 Optiver Services US LLC 12 $175,000 +53% $150,000 – $200,000 Deere & Company 11 $123,092 +8% $112,000 – $142,450 DRW Holdings, LLC 9 $150,000 +31% $106,558 – $153,317 Cisco Systems, Inc. 9 $126,500 +11% $121,700 – $130,900 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 7 $120,000 +5% $106,506 – $129,884 CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc 7 $102,690 −10% $85,363 – $105,384 International Business Technologies, Inc. 5 $74,360 −35% $74,360 – $79,706 Morningstar, Inc. 5 $105,000 −8% $102,690 – $114,400 Compunnel Software Group, Inc 5 $107,000 −6% $106,750 – $110,000 Augmented Reality Technologies LLC 5 $85,467 −25% $85,467 – $85,467 Ahold Delhaize USA Services, LLC 5 $136,464 +19% $123,614 – $136,464 Deloitte Consulting LLP 5 $98,259 −14% $98,259 – $98,259 Info Services, LLC 4 $110,000 −4% $110,000 – $110,000 Indeed, Inc. 4 $109,000 −5% $109,000 – $109,500 Hexaware Technologies, Inc. 4 $74,360 −35% $74,360 – $74,360 Meta Platforms, Inc 4 $201,478 +76% $192,218 – $210,772 Citadel Enterprise Americas Services LLC 4 $202,500 +77% $146,250 – $258,750
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By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Minimum Level I 141 $85,467 $85,470 Level II 430 $109,231 $108,080 Level III 123 $130,708 $130,700 Level IV 53 $169,229 $153,320
Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for Chicago, IL.
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 48 $120,798 2024 236 $106,558 2025 275 $109,000 2026 209 $125,000
Latest filings
Received Employer Salary Level 2026-06-23 Awesemo.com LLC $120,000 II 2026-06-23 Redmane Technology LLC $91,000 I 2026-06-19 Google LLC $142,000 – 2026-06-18 Broadata Communications Inc. $85,500 I 2026-06-17 Epsilon Data Management LLC $120,000 II 2026-06-16 Google LLC $174,000 II 2026-06-15 Compunnel Software Group, Inc $118,000 II 2026-06-15 Team Belvedere, LLC $195,000 II 2026-06-15 Team Belvedere, LLC $195,000 IV 2026-06-15 PowerGEM LLC $108,077 II 2026-06-12 Tempus AI $135,000 I 2026-06-11 Candorsoft Technologies LLC $77,000 II 2026-06-11 DRW Holdings, LLC $153,317 II 2026-06-11 Kingstar Technology, Inc. $130,707 III 2026-06-11 Circuit & Chisel Inc $150,000 II 2026-06-11 U.S. Bank National Association $108,077 II 2026-06-10 Techvision Co $108,077 II 2026-06-10 Riverside Assesments, LLC $85,467 I 2026-06-10 iTech US, Inc. $108,077 II 2026-06-08 ActiveCampaign, LLC $116,230 II 2026-06-08 HTAA Holdings, LLC $108,160 II 2026-06-08 Artifint Technologies LLC $85,467 I 2026-06-08 Compunnel Software Group, Inc $110,000 II 2026-06-05 Optiver Services US LLC $200,000 IV 2026-06-04 ServiceNow, Inc. $108,077 II
The 25 most recent of 768. Every filing is on the Chicago, IL and Software Engineer pages.
Software Engineer in other cities
Mountain View, CA $186,000 Sunnyvale, CA $186,000 New York, NY $181,000 Menlo Park, CA $207,992 San Francisco, CA $180,000 Seattle, WA $168,400 Bellevue, WA $182,312 Redmond, WA $161,100 San Jose, CA $162,000 Irving, TX $102,000 Austin, TX $114,754 Santa Clara, CA $172,784 Other jobs in Chicago, IL
Software Developer $106,961 Senior Software Engineer $137,879 Manager $171,500 Postdoctoral Scholar $64,356 Senior Associate $144,280 Associate $132,000 Assistant Professor $125,418 Consultant $185,000 Data Engineer $106,558 Data Scientist $110,457 Senior Consultant $118,656 Analyst $90,667