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Software Developer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$76,050
25th Percentile Wage
$100,100
50th Percentile Wage
$126,260
75th Percentile Wage
$141,720
90th Percentile Wage
$171,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,050.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$126,260
16.40% 16.40%
2021
$105,550
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $126,260, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for software developers in state of Illinois, followed by Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary $125,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Kankakee-Bradley.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$126,260
Kankakee-Bradley
$125,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$120,270
Peoria
$105,620
Springfield
$105,260
Champaign-Urbana
$104,570
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$102,390
Decatur
$100,270
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$100,120
Rockford
$99,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$97,890
Danville
$96,640
Carbondale-Marion
$93,740

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.