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Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago
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Added in 7 days24Posted in the last 7 days, where the advert gives a date
Median pay$137,750 to $177,200Advertised salary: median of the 222 adverts that state annual pay, apprenticeships not included
Pay range
What Software Engineer pays in Chicago
Median low end$137,750
Median high end$177,200
In context
Software Engineer pay across cities
Chicago is 5 of 6 on the middle of the median advertised range for Software Engineer, among the biggest cities TUNAI tracks for this role.
| City | Median advertised pay | Live jobs |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $180,000 to $250,000 | 2,158 |
| New York | $175,000 to $240,000 | 1,632 |
| Seattle | $175,000 to $230,000 | 622 |
| Boston | $140,000 to $203,888 | 347 |
| Chicago | $137,750 to $177,200 | 365 |
| Austin | $130,500 to $174,300 | 532 |
Latest Software Engineer jobs in Chicago
- Senior Software Engineer, Database Integration & ObservabilityMongoDB · Chicago · + 8 more$126,000 to $248,000 a yearPosted 5 Nov
- Senior Software Engineer (CCC Auto / Agentic)EvolutionIQ · New York, Chicago, or Remote$180,000 to $225,000 a yearRemotePosted 4 Nov
- Senior Software Engineer - Backend EngineeringCaterpillar · Chicago, Illinois$112,710 to $183,140 a yearPosted 4 Nov
- Staff Software Engineer, Messaging Experience - ChicagoBraze · ChicagoPosted 3 Nov
- Senior Software Engineer, Platform ServicesDRW · Chicago$175,000 to $275,000 a yearPosted 2 Nov
- Software Engineer - Trading Operations - ChicagoDRW · Chicago$120,000 to $175,000 a yearPosted 2 Nov
- Pricing & Derived Data - Senior Software EngineerDRW · Chicago$175,000 to $250,000 a yearPosted 2 Nov
- Senior Software Engineer (Casualty / Claims Intelligence)Cccis · Chicago (Green St), IL$180,000 to $225,000 a yearPosted 2 Nov
- Credit Technology, Senior Software Engineer – ChicagoMorningstar · Chicago$117,500 to $172,350 a yearPosted 2 Nov
- Full Stack Developer (Agile AI/ML Software Developer) (multiple positions) in Chicago, IL.U.S. Bank · Chicago, IL$89,315 to $163,400 a yearPosted 2 Nov
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Employers hiring Software Engineer in Chicago
| Employer | Open jobs here |
|---|---|
| DRW | 15 |
| Braze | 8 |
| IMC | 7 |
| Akuna Capital | 6 |
| Infleqtion | 6 |
| NinjaTrader | 6 |
| Uchicago | 6 |
| Cboe | 5 |
| Comcast | 5 |
| Jump Trading | 5 |
| Tempus | 5 |
| U.S. Bank | 5 |
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How this page is made: counted from the live adverts TUNAI reads on employers’ own careers sites, read on 6 Nov 2026 and recounted every night. Pay is the median of the adverts that state a yearly figure, never a guess. The method.