Chicago Mercantile Exchange QA Engineer salary

Based on 18 H-1B filings by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$110k–$121.8k
vs. all employers+14%comparison median $105,602
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,550 and $129,660.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,000
25th$110,000
50th (median)$120,000
75th$121,847
90th$127,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $97,781 (14 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $113,106 (10 filings) FY2025: median $113,500 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 17
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$97,781$84,412$109,67814
FY2021–––5
FY2022$100,000$96,000$108,00017
FY2023$113,106$110,000$120,00010
FY2024–––5
FY2025$113,500$103,000$120,00012
FY2026–––6

By city

Chicago, IL$120,000 · 18 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 2
Level III · Experienced too few 5
Level IV · Fully competent $121,389 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a qa engineer make at Chicago Mercantile Exchange?

In H-1B filings, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s median base salary for QA Engineer is $120,000; half of filings fall between $110,000 and $121,847. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Chicago Mercantile Exchange sponsor H-1B visas for qa engineers?

Yes. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. filed 18 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1253 (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers), so this page covers every job title Chicago Mercantile Exchange filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology