Morningstar salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings by Morningstar, Inc. in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$126,152
Middle 50%$107k–$148.1k
vs. all employers here+16%comparison median $108,780
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,307 and $216,770.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,009
25th$106,977
50th (median)$126,152
75th$148,112
90th$156,647

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $100,000 (51 filings) FY2021: median $105,000 (51 filings) FY2022: median $116,627 (42 filings) FY2023: median $100,509 (60 filings) FY2024: median $118,435 (47 filings) FY2025: median $121,768 (28 filings) FY2026: median $129,520 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 51 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 42 filings FY22 FY2023: 60 filings FY23 FY2024: 47 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 60
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$100,000$84,500$113,63051
FY2021$105,000$92,607$114,42551
FY2022$116,627$93,629$125,00042
FY2023$100,509$84,000$120,04560
FY2024$118,435$90,647$136,25047
FY2025$121,768$99,990$138,83428
FY2026$129,520$111,401$154,70914

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$136,53922
Financial Analysttoo few5
Quantitative Analysttoo few4
Data Scientisttoo few3
IT Managertoo 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 too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV $154,123 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.