EY salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 1,062 certified H-1B filings by EY in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$146,835
Middle 50%$110k–$193k
vs. all employers here+35%comparison median $108,780
Filings1,062FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,881 and $310,937.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,813
25th$110,000
50th (median)$146,835
75th$193,008
90th$247,030

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $118,518 (726 filings) FY2021: median $119,845 (406 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (667 filings) FY2023: median $138,000 (899 filings) FY2024: median $137,190 (770 filings) FY2025: median $140,000 (716 filings) FY2026: median $169,242 (346 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 726 filings FY20 FY2021: 406 filings FY21 FY2022: 667 filings FY22 FY2023: 899 filings FY23 FY2024: 770 filings FY24 FY2025: 716 filings FY25 FY2026: 346 filings FY26 899
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$118,518$92,000$152,986726
FY2021$119,845$85,500$162,089406
FY2022$140,000$104,042$180,031667
FY2023$138,000$96,350$183,810899
FY2024$137,190$100,506$187,659770
FY2025$140,000$107,595$185,800716
FY2026$169,242$120,462$207,236346

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Accountant$105,380243
Database Administrator$128,750161
Financial Analyst$175,000157
Software Engineer$154,386128
IT Manager$218,194121
Information Security Analyst$122,71972
Management Consultant$179,40147
Operations Research Analyst$180,23429
Risk Analyst$141,71428
Logistician$175,00019
Actuary$226,53411
Statisticiantoo few9
HR Specialisttoo few8
Quantitative Analysttoo few8
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few4
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JobMedian hereFilings
Industrial Engineertoo few3
Marketing Managertoo few2
Financial Examinertoo few2
Programmer Analysttoo few2
Data Scientisttoo few2
Environmental Scientisttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Chicago, IL.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,000 109
Mid-level · Level II $121,700 476
Senior · Level III $184,880 302
Expert · Level IV $250,000 169

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.