Mid-level Salesforce Developer salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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–$109.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $108,077
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,706 and $147,980.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,644
25th$106,558
50th (median)$108,077
75th$109,075
90th$130,707

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $83,356 (26 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (47 filings) FY2022: median $91,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $94,016 (16 filings) FY2024: median $102,690 (21 filings) FY2025: median $106,558 (21 filings) FY2026: median $108,077 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 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$83,356$81,931$91,50026
FY2021$90,000$87,838$93,57947
FY2022$91,000$90,397$94,51927
FY2023$94,016$94,016$102,69016
FY2024$102,690$102,690$110,00021
FY2025$106,558$106,558$107,00021
FY2026$108,077$108,077$113,96219

Cost of living

Chicago's median mid-level 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).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Arora Infotechtoo few3
CCC Intelligent Solutionstoo few3
Imr Softtoo few3
Beyond Financetoo few2
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.