Chicago
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Chicago is the third-largest city in the US and a major hub for finance, manufacturing, and professional services. The city offers strong job opportunities with a significantly lower cost of living compared to coastal cities, providing better purchasing power for workers.
Median Salary
$60 000,00
CoL Index
72,00
Population
2 696 555
Timezone
America/Chicago
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
72,00
Rent
65,00
Groceries
75,00
Restaurants
73,00
Transport
70,00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $158 400,00 | $114 048,00 | $115 200,00 | $273 600,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $126 000,00 | $90 720,00 | $97 200,00 | $180 000,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $115 200,00 | $82 944,00 | $79 200,00 | $180 000,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $111 600,00 | $80 352,00 | $82 800,00 | $162 000,00 |
| Tech Lead | $111 600,00 | $80 352,00 | $82 800,00 | $158 400,00 |
| ML Engineer | $100 800,00 | $72 576,00 | $72 000,00 | $151 200,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $97 200,00 | $69 984,00 | $68 400,00 | $144 000,00 |
| Security Engineer | $93 600,00 | $67 392,00 | $66 240,00 | $140 400,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $93 600,00 | $67 392,00 | $64 800,00 | $144 000,00 |
| Product Manager | $93 600,00 | $67 392,00 | $64 800,00 | $144 000,00 |
| Data Scientist | $90 000,00 | $64 800,00 | $61 200,00 | $136 800,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $90 000,00 | $64 800,00 | $63 360,00 | $136 800,00 |
| Data Engineer | $86 400,00 | $62 208,00 | $59 040,00 | $133 200,00 |
| Software Engineer | $86 400,00 | $62 208,00 | $61 200,00 | $133 200,00 |
| Backend Developer | $82 800,00 | $59 616,00 | $57 600,00 | $126 000,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $80 640,00 | $58 060,00 | $56 160,00 | $122 400,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $79 200,00 | $57 024,00 | $54 000,00 | $120 960,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $75 600,00 | $54 432,00 | $51 840,00 | $115 200,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $72 000,00 | $51 840,00 | $48 960,00 | $108 000,00 |
| QA Engineer | $61 200,00 | $44 064,00 | $41 760,00 | $90 000,00 |