Salaries / Software Engineer Salary in Chicago
Software Engineer Salary in Chicago
The median Software Engineer salary in Chicago is $152K/yr based on 70 disclosed-pay job postings from 35 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $125K/yr and $213K/yr.
$152K/yrmedian
$125K/yr – $213K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
70disclosed-pay postings
Pay distribution
Highest-paying employers
- Okta$319K/yr3 disclosed
- Google$225K/yr3 disclosed
- Capital One$224K/yr3 disclosed
- U.S. Bank$152K/yr5 disclosed
- Caterpillar$148K/yr5 disclosed
- Accenture$146K/yr10 disclosed
- Comcast$137K/yr5 disclosed
- Morningstar$111K/yr5 disclosed
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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Software Engineer roles in Chicago on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.