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Software Development Engineer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Software Development Engineer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
118
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 "Software Development Engineer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

2141FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2141FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202241
FY202318
FY202417
FY202528
FY2026*14
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
23
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. Expedia, Inc.70
  2. Groupon, Inc.13
  3. Adobe Inc.5
  4. EAN.com, LP3
  5. Egencia LLC3
  6. Clearwater Analytics, LLC3
  7. Geraci Law LLC2
  8. VeriFone, Inc.2
  9. Qumulo, Inc.2
  10. Mediaocean LLC2
  11. Hotwire, Inc.1
  12. Oak Street Health MSO, LLC1
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 $107,931; middle half $102,690 to $127,754 · median prevailing wage $107,676 (marker) · 116 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II49
  3. Level III39
  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 "Software Development Engineer" appears on 7,593 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 697 employers for worksites in 495 cities; the median offered wage is $146,328, so the median in Chicago is 26.2% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,593
Employers nationwide
697
Cities with filings
495
National median offered wage
$146,328
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for Software Development Engineer
  1. San Jose, CA1,223
  2. Seattle, WA1,174
  3. Cupertino, CA898
  4. Austin, TX524
  5. Sunnyvale, CA275
  6. Fremont, CA223
  7. San Francisco, CA222
  8. Redlands, CA138
  9. New York City, NY126
  10. Santa Clara, CA125
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 Development Engineer" ranks #37 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Software Development Engineer in Chicago
37
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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