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Software Engineer II in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Software Engineer II
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
114
Median offered wage
$117,600
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$117,600certified 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 Engineer II" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202231
FY202319
FY202416
FY202521
FY2026*27
Certified (decided applications)
99.1%
Employers filing
49
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. Grubhub Holdings, Inc.23
  2. Here North America, LLC15
  3. Enova Financial Holdings LLC5
  4. Mckinsey & Company, Inc.5
  5. Bluecross and Blueshield Association3
  6. Blinkfire Analytics, Inc3
  7. McDonald's Corporation3
  8. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.3
  9. Team TAG Services, LLC2
  10. SCVNGR, Inc.2
  11. Peapod Digital Labs LLC2
  12. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.2
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 $117,600; middle half $102,690 to $136,028 · median prevailing wage $102,690 (marker) · 110 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I12
  2. Level II76
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV5
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 Engineer II" appears on 7,180 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,149 employers for worksites in 719 cities; the median offered wage is $125,000, so the median in Chicago is 5.9% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,180
Employers nationwide
1,149
Cities with filings
719
National median offered wage
$125,000
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for Software Engineer II
  1. Boston, MA376
  2. Seattle, WA371
  3. San Francisco, CA322
  4. New York City, NY299
  5. Bellevue, WA193
  6. Atlanta, GA187
  7. Austin, TX161
  8. San Jose, CA148
  9. Palo Alto, CA147
  10. Mountain View, CA146
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 Engineer II" ranks #40 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Software Engineer II in Chicago
40
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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