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Senior Software Developer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Senior Software Developer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
123
Median offered wage
$107,931
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$107,931certified 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 Software Developer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

2652FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2652FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202252
FY202327
FY202419
FY202515
FY2026*10
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
44

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Kforce Inc.24
  2. Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.17
  3. Randstad Technologies, LLC11
  4. TCG Digital Solutions LLC8
  5. IBM Corporation6
  6. InfoDrive Systems, Inc.4
  7. Appridat Solutions LLC3
  8. United Software Group Inc.3
  9. Quinnox, Inc.3
  10. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare3
  11. Incandescent Technologies Inc.2
  12. Iq Systems, Inc.2

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $107,931; middle half $100,000 to $123,198 · median prevailing wage $106,558 (marker) · 121 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II70
  2. Level III40
  3. Level IV11

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Senior Software Developer" appears on 7,772 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,526 employers for worksites in 963 cities; the median offered wage is $120,000, so the median in Chicago is 10.1% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,772
Employers nationwide
1,526
Cities with filings
963
National median offered wage
$120,000
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Software Developer
  1. Charlotte, NC437
  2. Atlanta, GA238
  3. Plano, TX234
  4. Irving, TX213
  5. Westlake, TX175
  6. Dallas, TX143
  7. Austin, TX136
  8. New York City, NY127
  9. Chicago, IL123
  10. Pittsburgh, PA120

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 Software Developer" ranks #34 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Senior Software Developer in Chicago
34
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