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Software Developer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Software Developer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
1,234
Median offered wage
$102,690
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$102,690certified 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 "Software Developer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

179358FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
179358FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022358
FY2023266
FY2024241
FY2025216
FY2026*153
Certified (decided applications)
99.7%
Employers filing
456
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. Compunnel Software Group, Inc125
  2. The Northern Trust Company92
  3. Americloud Solutions, Inc.39
  4. Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.38
  5. Tata Consultancy Services Limited32
  6. DRW Holdings, LLC22
  7. Hexaware Technologies, Inc.19
  8. Oracle America, Inc.19
  9. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.18
  10. Federal Soft Systems Inc15
  11. Noble House Solutions LLC14
  12. Analytics9 Solutions Inc9
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 $102,690; middle half $90,495 to $111,400 · median prevailing wage $94,016 (marker) · 1,204 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I237
  2. Level II793
  3. Level III133
  4. Level IV65
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 "Software Developer" appears on 108,158 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 9,400 employers for worksites in 2,706 cities; the median offered wage is $100,000, so the median in Chicago is 2.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
108,158
Employers nationwide
9,400
Cities with filings
2,706
National median offered wage
$100,000
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.1%
Cities with the most applications for Software Developer
  1. Irving, TX5,444
  2. Plano, TX3,748
  3. Houston, TX3,067
  4. Austin, TX2,341
  5. Charlotte, NC2,223
  6. Frisco, TX2,135
  7. Dallas, TX2,056
  8. Alpharetta, GA2,024
  9. Atlanta, GA1,697
  10. New York City, NY1,600
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; "Software Developer" ranks #2 by applications, with 2.5% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Software Developer in Chicago
2
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. Senior Software Engineer627
  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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