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Software Engineer Salary in Illinois

What Software Engineer roles pay in Illinois, from 56 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
93
Employers
39
Remote
10%
Typical pay
$103k–205k
Verified live (7d)
88

Pay is advertised by 60% of these postings (56 of 93 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$140k23
6–9 years$179k13

Measured from 56 of 93 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 · 62 postings stated one

0–2 years
9.7%
3–5 years
56%
6–9 years
27%
10+ years
6.5%

Skills in demand

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

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 35 postings stated one

Remote
26%
Hybrid
60%
On-site
14%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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