Morgan Stanley salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings by Morgan Stanley in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$155,000
Middle 50%$142.1k–$166.2k
vs. all employers here+42%comparison median $108,780
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,620 and $213,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$132,000
25th$142,070
50th (median)$155,000
75th$166,218
90th$173,200

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few7
QA Engineertoo few3
Operations Research Analysttoo 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 – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.