William Blair & Company salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings by William Blair & Company, LLC in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$156,000
Middle 50%$145k–$175k
vs. all employers here+43%comparison median $108,780
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $111,200 and $275,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$122,000
25th$145,000
50th (median)$156,000
75th$175,000
90th$255,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $123,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $105,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $134,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $110,000 (10 filings) FY2024: median $132,280 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 21
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$123,000$90,000$150,00013
FY2021$105,000$85,000$150,00021
FY2022$134,000$114,500$135,55911
FY2023$110,000$110,000$138,53010
FY2024$132,280$117,950$164,35812
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few5
Financial Analysttoo few4
Data Scientisttoo few3

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 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.