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Software Engineer Salary in Chicago, IL

What Software Engineer roles pay in Chicago, IL, from 36 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
54
Employers
30
Remote
13%
Typical pay
$113k–227k
Verified live (7d)
51

Pay is advertised by 67% of these postings (36 of 54 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
3–5 years$150k15

Measured from 36 of 54 live postings that advertised a range in USD. Employers who disclose pay are not a random sample of employers, so read this as what is advertised rather than what is paid.

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 40 postings stated one

0–2 years
13%
3–5 years
57%
6–9 years
23%
10+ years
7.5%

Skills in demand

Across 19,459 software engineer postings that named at least one skill

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 22 postings stated one

Remote
32%
Hybrid
50%
On-site
18%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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