Software Engineer salary in Chicago
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Chicago is measured from 98 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 64 postings put the middle half between $149,481 and $191,289, with a median of $163,750.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $137,599 and senior $163,750. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 19% more.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 47 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
60 software engineer roles are open in Chicago right now, 60 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $115,450 – $157,500 | $137,599 | 34 |
| Senior | $149,481 – $191,289 | $163,750 | 64 |
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 software engineer roles in Chicago · 60 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $125,000–$225,000scale $70,000–$320,000
Staff Software Engineer Vizient · Edina New $117,600–$206,000 3d ago Sr Software Engineer CIBC · Chicago $125,000–$150,000 11d ago Staff Software Engineer Cars · Chicago $154,200–$192,750 2w ago 
Sr. Software Engineer, Account Management zoro · Chicago $105,100–$175,100 3w ago 
Software Engineer Honeycomb Insurance · Chicago $140,000–$170,000 3w ago Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services University of Chicago · Chicago $150,000–$170,000 3w ago Software Engineer, Early Career IMC · Chicago $200,000 3w ago 
Staff Software Engineer The Hartford · Hartford $116,000–$174,000 3w ago Staff Software Engineer John Deere · Chicago $141,132–$211,692 4w ago 
Software Engineer Cboe · Chicago $107,525–$139,150 4w ago Software Engineer IV - Search Platform Grainger · Chicago $134,100–$223,500 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack Applications - Ratings Technology (Chicago) Fitch · Chicago $115,000–$145,000 4w ago Research Software Engineer University of Chicago · Chicago $76,500–$93,500 4w ago 
Sr Lead Software Engineer - AI Security Platform Ntrs · Chicago $114,500–$194,700 4w ago Sr Lead Software Engineer, AI Security Platform Ntrs · Chicago $114,500–$194,700 4w ago 
Principal Software Engineer iManage · Chicago $150,000–$200,000 4w ago Sr Principal Software Engineer, AI Security Platform Ntrs · Chicago $164,600–$288,000 4w ago Senior Staff Guidewire Software Engineer - Hybrid The Hartford · Charlotte $127,600–$191,400 5w ago Principal Software Engineer Cboe · Chicago $182,325–$235,950 5w ago Software Engineer – BP&A IMC · Chicago $130,000–$180,000 5w ago Lead Software Engineer Grainger · Chicago $134,100–$223,500 6w ago Senior Software Engineer TransUnion · Chicago $78,750–$131,250 6w ago 
Senior Software Engineer (Quantum Computing) Infleqtion · Boulder $160,000–$185,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer Seic · Chicago $130,000–$150,000 6w ago Sr. Software Engineer II, Buy zoro · Chicago $115,600–$192,600 6w ago Software Engineer, Full-Stack Applications, Associate Director (Python & React) Fitch · Chicago $140,000–$170,000 6w ago 
Sr. Data & Software Engineer Ovative Group · Minneapolis $90,000–$132,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer University of Chicago · Chicago $80,000–$120,000 7w ago 
Graduate Software Engineer Edgehog Trading · Chicago $140,000 7w ago Software Engineer, Quantum Systems & Digital Engineering Infleqtion · Chicago $145,000–$170,000 7w ago Principal Software Engineer Cboe · Chicago $182,325–$235,950 7w ago Senior Java Software Engineer Marmon · Chicago $130,000–$140,000 7w ago Principal Software Engineer Cboe · Kansas City $165,750–$235,950 8w ago Software Engineer (Test Automation) iManage · Chicago $80,000–$100,000 2mo ago 
Staff Software Engineer, Order Handling and Ledger Team tastylive · Chicago $180,000–$230,000 2mo ago 
Staff Software Engineer, Order Handling and Ledger Team tastytrade · Chicago $180,000–$230,000 2mo ago Quantum Software Engineer (Compiler) Infleqtion · Chicago $145,000–$170,000 2mo ago Quantum Software Engineer - Compiler & Control Systems Infleqtion · Chicago $145,000–$170,000 2mo ago Quantum Software Engineer - Quantum Error Correction (QEC) Infleqtion · Chicago $145,000–$170,000 2mo ago 
Principal Software Engineer, Semantic Data Services WEX · Portland $200,600–$250,400 2mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Banking Accounts Adyen · Chicago $180,000–$243,000 2mo ago Sr. Software Engineer, Data Products zoro · Chicago $105,100–$175,100 2mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer Ripple · Chicago $164,000–$205,000 2mo ago Research Software Engineer University of Chicago · Chicago $110,000–$135,000 3mo ago Software Engineer - Risk Technology IMC · Chicago $175,000–$225,000 3mo ago Software Engineer Rockstar · Seattle $150,000–$225,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer GCM Grosvenor · Chicago $145,000–$180,000 4mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack G2 · Remote · US $185,000–$225,000 4mo ago 
Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack) DubClub · Chicago $180,000–$220,000 4mo ago Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) DubClub · Chicago $140,000–$170,000 4mo ago 
Staff Software Engineer - Federal Okta · Chicago $161,000–$221,000 8mo ago 
Software Engineer - GPU reliability Hudson River Trading · New York $200,000–$300,000 8mo ago Software Engineer - Python Hudson River Trading · Chicago $200,000–$300,000 8mo ago Senior C++ Software Engineer - Algorithmic Trading Edgehog Trading · Chicago $150,000–$175,000 11mo ago Software Engineer – AI Powered Engineering IMC · Chicago $180,000–$225,000 1y ago C++ Software Engineer IMC · Chicago $175,000–$225,000 1y ago 
Principal Software Engineer, Trading Systems NinjaTrader · Chicago $195,000–$220,000 1y ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial Palantir · New York $135,000–$145,000 1y ago Software Engineer - Distributed Compute Hudson River Trading · London $200,000–$300,000 1y ago Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (Storage/Databases) Hudson River Trading · New York $200,000–$300,000 1y ago