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SR. Software Engineer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
SR. Software Engineer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
107
Median offered wage
$123,128
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$123,128certified 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 "SR. Software Engineer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

1326FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1326FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202225
FY202317
FY202421
FY202518
FY2026*26
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
52
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. Caterpillar Inc.12
  2. Here North America, LLC9
  3. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc.9
  4. DocuSign Inc.5
  5. Deere & Company3
  6. Vivid Seats LLC3
  7. Motorola Solutions, Inc.3
  8. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.3
  9. Augmented Reality Technologies LLC3
  10. System Soft Technologies LLC3
  11. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC3
  12. Ascension Health - IS, 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 $123,128; middle half $108,077 to $139,250 · median prevailing wage $114,067 (marker) · 106 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II37
  3. Level III32
  4. Level IV24
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 "SR. Software Engineer" appears on 6,583 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,721 employers for worksites in 846 cities; the median offered wage is $132,267, so the median in Chicago is 6.9% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
6,583
Employers nationwide
1,721
Cities with filings
846
National median offered wage
$132,267
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for SR. Software Engineer
  1. Sunnyvale, CA257
  2. San Francisco, CA254
  3. San Jose, CA182
  4. Seattle, WA170
  5. Palo Alto, CA156
  6. Austin, TX151
  7. Atlanta, GA145
  8. Dallas, TX136
  9. Frisco, TX129
  10. New York City, NY119
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; "SR. Software Engineer" ranks #43 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of SR. Software Engineer in Chicago
43
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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