SAP salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings by SAP in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$161,555
Middle 50%$131.2k–$182.3k
vs. all employers here+49%comparison median $108,780
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,034 and $280,745.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,558
25th$131,230
50th (median)$161,555
75th$182,294
90th$206,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $117,376 (38 filings) FY2021: median $117,357 (24 filings) FY2022: median $135,000 (35 filings) FY2023: median $149,547 (32 filings) FY2024: median $146,850 (22 filings) FY2025: median $160,152 (24 filings) FY2026: median $161,555 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 38 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 38
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$117,376$96,569$149,43038
FY2021$117,357$104,970$139,36524
FY2022$135,000$107,168$153,93935
FY2023$149,547$125,169$180,00032
FY2024$146,850$126,428$168,09222
FY2025$160,152$119,324$178,18224
FY2026$161,555$139,515$185,90027

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$169,43934
Software Engineer$130,51112
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 – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $173,720 35

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.