Senior Software Engineer · Chicago, IL
Senior Software Engineer in Chicago, IL H-1B salaries
Employers filed 392 certified H-1B applications for Senior Software Engineer roles in Chicago, IL between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $137,879, 6% below the median for this job across the US.
Check what wage level an offer here reaches
Median salary offered $137,879
Middle half earn $123,614 to $153,317
Top 10% earn over $170,000
Certified filings 392
Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median vs all Middle half
Caterpillar Inc. 24 $144,560 +5% $130,000 – $148,949 PayPal, Inc. 22 $154,068 +12% $144,250 – $163,822 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 16 $130,707 −5% $125,000 – $142,500 Morningstar, Inc. 15 $127,754 −7% $112,855 – $133,650 Continental Casualty Company 14 $146,500 +6% $137,342 – $159,176 U.S. Bank National Association 13 $146,674 +6% $130,707 – $155,000 Relativity ODA LLC 12 $148,949 +8% $133,025 – $153,317 Tempus AI 12 $141,650 +3% $140,000 – $147,950 CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc 12 $108,077 −22% $105,591 – $108,077 HERE North America, LLC 10 $121,776 −12% $117,863 – $123,128 Motorola Solutions, Inc. 10 $124,727 −10% $109,294 – $127,754 Deere & Company 9 $137,000 −1% $127,800 – $142,500 Epsilon Data Management LLC 7 $119,500 −13% $118,134 – $132,496 Akuna Capital, LLC 6 $146,974 +7% $144,400 – $149,737 Augmented Reality Technologies LLC 6 $85,467 −38% $85,467 – $119,397 Vizient, Inc. 6 $139,362 +1% $131,813 – $144,490 DocuSign Inc. 5 $174,498 +27% $172,498 – $176,764 GE Healthcare Iits USA Corporation 5 $130,707 −5% $130,707 – $130,900 Team TAG Services, LLC 5 $152,938 +11% $149,226 – $160,000 The University of Chicago 5 $109,500 −21% $91,832 – $151,061 Nielsen Consumer LLC 4 $147,474 +7% $142,138 – $151,391 Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC 4 $275,000 +99% $255,000 – $292,500 iManage LLC 4 $131,974 −4% $106,800 – $150,212 1WorldSync, Inc. 3 $148,949 +8% $139,680 – $148,949 Grubhub Holdings Inc. 3 $172,000 +25% $171,750 – $176,500 Groupon, Inc. 3 $145,000 +5% $139,490 – $147,500 StoneX Group Inc. 3 $135,000 −2% $131,377 – $144,158 LinkedIn Corporation 3 $147,000 +7% $142,500 – $150,000 ServiceNow, Inc. 3 $123,614 −10% $118,290 – $125,684 Zoro Tools, Inc. 3 $145,000 +5% $145,000 – $160,534
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By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Minimum Level I 9 $85,467 $85,470 Level II 102 $115,864 $108,080 Level III 142 $134,684 $130,700 Level IV 106 $153,317 $153,320
Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for Chicago, IL.
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 25 $133,640 2024 142 $133,462 2025 141 $140,000 2026 84 $147,204
Latest filings
Received Employer Salary Level 2026-06-22 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $125,840 III 2026-06-17 Continental Casualty Company $156,706 IV 2026-06-17 Opportunity Financial, LLC $160,425 II 2026-06-15 DocuSign Inc. $172,498 – 2026-06-12 Caterpillar Inc. $153,317 IV 2026-06-02 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $108,077 II 2026-06-02 tastylive, Inc. $208,050 III 2026-05-29 Motorola Solutions, Inc. $143,874 II 2026-05-29 Relativity ODA LLC $153,317 IV 2026-05-29 DocuSign Inc. $174,498 – 2026-05-28 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. $153,317 IV 2026-05-28 Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc. $156,998 IV 2026-05-27 PayPal, Inc. $150,035 III 2026-05-22 U.S. Bank National Association $146,113 III 2026-05-22 System Soft Technologies, LLC $110,000 II 2026-05-22 Neurealm Inc $107,640 III 2026-05-21 American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida $130,707 III 2026-05-20 Integral Ad Science, Inc. $157,000 IV 2026-05-20 tastylive, Inc. $202,000 III 2026-05-18 Interactive Brokers LLC $220,000 IV 2026-05-15 Caterpillar Inc. $153,317 IV 2026-05-14 PayPal, Inc. $149,350 III 2026-05-13 PayPal, Inc. $164,726 IV 2026-05-08 William Blair & Company, LLC $160,000 III 2026-05-08 Deere & Company $137,000 –
The 25 most recent of 392. Every filing is on the Chicago, IL and Senior Software Engineer pages.
Senior Software Engineer in other cities
Sunnyvale, CA $153,301 San Francisco, CA $191,889 New York, NY $164,956 Bentonville, AR $132,731 San Jose, CA $186,073 Charlotte, NC $133,536 Seattle, WA $190,486 Austin, TX $140,000 Irving, TX $130,000 Mountain View, CA $197,600 Bellevue, WA $183,075 Atlanta, GA $134,052 Other jobs in Chicago, IL
Software Engineer $114,400 Software Developer $106,961 Manager $171,500 Postdoctoral Scholar $64,356 Senior Associate $144,280 Associate $132,000 Assistant Professor $125,418 Consultant $185,000 Data Engineer $106,558 Data Scientist $110,457 Senior Consultant $118,656 Analyst $90,667