Backend Engineering salary in Chicago
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Backend Engineering pay in Chicago is measured from 10 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 10 postings put the middle half between $143,261 and $161,421, with a median of $149,213.
Against the 15 other measured markets for backend engineering at senior, this sits below 15 of them; San Francisco leads at $228,750.
4 backend engineering roles are open in Chicago right now, 4 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $143,261 – $161,421 | $149,213 | 10 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open backend engineering roles in Chicago · 4 with stated pay
Back-end associate Alphabe Insight Inc · Chicago $60,000–$70,000 8mo ago 
Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (Storage/Databases) Hudson River Trading · New York $200,000–$300,000 1y ago