Scrum Master salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mettawa, Rosemont, Buffalo Grove, Lisle, Bloomingdale.

Median salary$106,558
Middle 50%$95k–$114k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $104,791
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,846 and $153,952.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,846
25th$95,000
50th (median)$106,558
75th$113,983
90th$138,343

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $82,000 (26 filings) FY2021: median $95,195 (40 filings) FY2022: median $91,000 (43 filings) FY2023: median $118,593 (26 filings) FY2024: median $82,640 (32 filings) FY2025: median $109,361 (24 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 43
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$82,000$79,763$97,79526
FY2021$95,195$85,771$105,62940
FY2022$91,000$79,650$112,46643
FY2023$118,593$96,923$130,00026
FY2024$82,640$78,354$103,38032
FY2025$109,361$102,328$125,43924
FY2026$95,000$88,430$108,16019

Cost of living

Chicago's median Scrum Master salary of $106,558 is worth about $102,900 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Sonicsofttoo few5
Emonicstoo few4
HSK Technologiestoo few3
CVS Healthtoo few2
CitiusTechtoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Sriven Systemstoo few2
Wavesoft Solutionstoo 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 $95,000 23
Senior · Level III $112,965 13
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.