Expert DevOps Engineer salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Naperville, Lisle, Plainfield.

Median salary$157,850
Middle 50%$148.3k–$165.3k
vs. all levels here+46%comparison median $108,077
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $124,088 and $221,316.
PercentileSalary
10th$140,107
25th$148,341
50th (median)$157,850
75th$165,304
90th$182,857

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2020: median $130,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $130,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $138,357 (22 filings) FY2023: median $144,780 (16 filings) FY2025: median $152,245 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 22
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$130,000$125,000$158,08013
FY2021$130,000$125,000$140,00013
FY2022$138,357$131,030$149,06822
FY2023$144,780$134,118$146,66316
FY2024–––8
FY2025$152,245$148,341$162,22413
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Chicago's median expert DevOps Engineer salary of $157,850 is worth about $152,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Chicago = 103.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
CaptionCalltoo few3
SAPtoo few2
CBS Interactivetoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,467 27
Mid-level · Level II $108,077 122
Senior · Level III $130,707 33
Expert · Level IV $157,850 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.