Entry-level Full Stack Developer salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oak Brook, Schaumburg, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Riverwoods.

Median salary$85,467
Middle 50%$85.4k–$87.4k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $107,000
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,363 and $108,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,363
25th$85,363
50th (median)$85,467
75th$87,360
90th$95,680

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2021: median $78,811 (15 filings) FY2022: median $72,883 (47 filings) FY2024: median $82,000 (36 filings) FY2025: median $85,467 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 47 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 47
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–––9
FY2021$78,811$73,887$92,53915
FY2022$72,883$72,883$72,88347
FY2023–––8
FY2024$82,000$81,744$82,05636
FY2025$85,467$85,363$87,34932
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Chicago's median entry-level Full Stack Developer salary of $85,467 is worth about $82,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
LKS Global Venturestoo few4
Nymbustoo few2
Prospect Infosystemtoo few2
Sleshatoo few2
Vensittoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,467 41
Mid-level · Level II $108,077 89
Senior · Level III $131,196 26
Expert · Level IV $152,579 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.