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 |