Six Figure Work

Software engineering jobs in Illinois with a published base of $100K+

158 open software engineering jobs in Illinois come from 53 employers, and each one has an employer-published base of $100K or more. Published starting bases run from $100K to $286,200, with a median of $140K. The most openings: DRW (18), Capital One (15), Cboe (10).

Published pay at a glance

158 open postings from 53 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$140K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$165K
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$120,100 and $175K
Median published range width
$50K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
46%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
9%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K44
  2. $125K - $150K41
  3. $150K - $175K29
  4. $175K - $200K30
  5. $200K - $225K6
  6. $225K - $250K6
  7. $250K - $275K1
  8. $275K - $300K1

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

31 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 158 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

See all 158 jobs, with sort options

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Adyen4$180K
Capital One15$179,400
DRW18$175K
Aquatic Capital Management4$150K
Geneva Trading3$150K
Coinflow4$145K
NinjaTrader7$140K
CIBC5$140K
Chime5$133K
University of Chicago8$132,500

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: Illinois (158).

Of the 16% of postings that state a workplace: 16% remote, 56% hybrid, 28% on-site. 84% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.