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Senior Developer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Senior Developer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
64
Median offered wage
$119,533
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$119,533certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Senior Developer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202217
FY202318
FY202416
FY20256
FY2026*7
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
24
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. TransUnion LLC13
  2. Health Care Service Corporation11
  3. Ice Clear Credit LLC10
  4. Nagarro, Inc.6
  5. Ariba, Inc.3
  6. Ice Data Services, Inc.2
  7. Fitch Solutions, Inc.2
  8. Intl Fcstone Inc1
  9. Akuna Capital LLC1
  10. Logic Information Systems, Inc.1
  11. TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc.1
  12. Fusion Plus Solutions, Inc1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $119,533; middle half $94,016 to $130,777 · median prevailing wage $107,931 (marker) · 62 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II27
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Senior Developer" appears on 2,255 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 521 employers for worksites in 429 cities; the median offered wage is $125,950, so the median in Chicago is 5.1% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,255
Employers nationwide
521
Cities with filings
429
National median offered wage
$125,950
Share of national filings in Chicago
2.8%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Developer
  1. Palo Alto, CA181
  2. New York City, NY129
  3. Atlanta, GA104
  4. Chicago, IL64
  5. Irving, TX63
  6. Plano, TX62
  7. Jacksonville, FL57
  8. Bellevue, WA47
  9. San Ramon, CA40
  10. Reston, VA39
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Chicago job market

Chicago has 49,084 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 14,589 job titles and 6,191 employers; "Senior Developer" ranks #83 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Senior Developer in Chicago
83
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Chicago
  1. Software Engineer1,459
  2. Software Developer1,234
  3. Senior Software Engineer627
  4. Manager624
  5. Postdoctoral Scholar584
  6. Associate441
  7. Consultant409
  8. Assistant Professor375
  9. Senior Associate363
  10. Analyst343
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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