Salesforce Developer salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 56 certified H-1B filings in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Naperville, Schaumburg, Plainfield, Buffalo Grove, Northbrook.

Median salary$108,077
Middle 50%$106.6k–$132.3k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $113,000
Filings56FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,706 and $190,927.
PercentileSalary
10th$104,000
25th$106,558
50th (median)$108,077
75th$132,280
90th$153,409

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $95,000 (43 filings) FY2021: median $93,279 (68 filings) FY2022: median $94,016 (42 filings) FY2023: median $114,067 (37 filings) FY2024: median $107,120 (35 filings) FY2025: median $106,580 (32 filings) FY2026: median $108,100 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 68 filings FY21 FY2022: 42 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 68
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$95,000$81,931$109,85043
FY2021$93,279$87,960$104,71868
FY2022$94,016$90,397$111,79942
FY2023$114,067$94,016$134,33437
FY2024$107,120$102,690$138,60935
FY2025$106,580$106,558$130,06632
FY2026$108,100$108,077$134,00524

Cost of living

Chicago's median Salesforce Developer salary of $108,077 is worth about $104,300 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Arora Infotechtoo few4
Beyond Financetoo few3
Cars.comtoo few3
CCC Intelligent Solutionstoo few3
Imr Softtoo few3
Dynotek Solutionstoo few2
Next Generation Technologytoo few2
Red Tagtoo few2
SmartDWtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $108,077 40
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.