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Senior Software Engineer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Senior Software Engineer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
627
Median offered wage
$130,707
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$130,707certified 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 Engineer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

97194FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
97194FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022194
FY2023128
FY2024104
FY2025141
FY2026*60
Certified (decided applications)
99.5%
Employers filing
193
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. Morningstar, Inc.29
  2. Caterpillar Inc.28
  3. Relativity ODA LLC28
  4. Vizient, Inc.20
  5. Tempus Labs, Inc.19
  6. Here North America, LLC18
  7. U.S. Bank National Association16
  8. Continental Casualty Company15
  9. Deere & Company14
  10. GE Healthcare Iits USA Corp.14
  11. Fitch Ratings, Inc.13
  12. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc.12
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 $130,707; middle half $118,538 to $148,949 · median prevailing wage $120,642 (marker) · 610 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II161
  3. Level III216
  4. Level IV204
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 Software Engineer" appears on 39,714 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 5,607 employers for worksites in 1,704 cities; the median offered wage is $140,920, so the median in Chicago is 7.2% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
39,714
Employers nationwide
5,607
Cities with filings
1,704
National median offered wage
$140,920
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Software Engineer
  1. San Francisco, CA2,179
  2. New York City, NY1,919
  3. Sunnyvale, CA1,559
  4. Bentonville, AR1,175
  5. Charlotte, NC1,103
  6. San Jose, CA972
  7. Mountain View, CA942
  8. Seattle, WA910
  9. Irving, TX879
  10. Austin, TX858
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 Software Engineer" ranks #3 by applications, with 1.3% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Senior Software Engineer in Chicago
3
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. Manager624
  4. Postdoctoral Scholar584
  5. Associate441
  6. Consultant409
  7. Assistant Professor375
  8. Senior Associate363
  9. Analyst343
  10. Data Engineer339
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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