Systems Analyst salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 960 certified H-1B filings in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Naperville, Lisle, Schaumburg, Waukegan, Deerfield.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$99,840
Middle 50%$90.7k–$120k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $106,434
Filings960FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,735 and $202,283.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,702
25th$90,667
50th (median)$99,840
75th$120,000
90th$148,002

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,000 (3,152 filings) FY2021: median $90,709 (1,534 filings) FY2022: median $93,600 (1,714 filings) FY2023: median $92,061 (1,504 filings) FY2024: median $94,903 (712 filings) FY2025: median $99,840 (591 filings) FY2026: median $99,840 (369 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,152 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,534 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,714 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,504 filings FY23 FY2024: 712 filings FY24 FY2025: 591 filings FY25 FY2026: 369 filings FY26 3,152
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$79,000$73,944$90,7093,152
FY2021$90,709$73,882$93,6001,534
FY2022$93,600$75,982$102,4641,714
FY2023$92,061$75,000$110,3441,504
FY2024$94,903$83,616$113,700712
FY2025$99,840$90,667$120,000591
FY2026$99,840$81,708$122,114369

Cost of living

Chicago's median Systems Analyst salary of $99,840 is worth about $96,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Chicago, IL area earned a median of $103,490 in May 2025 (14,660 employed). The H-1B median here is $99,840, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$90,667129
Accenture$116,25086
IBM$108,72281
SAP$169,43934
Capgemini America$110,11532
Sumeru Technologies$99,84029
Compunnel Software Group$100,00021
Infosys$90,66719
Zurich American Insurance Company$125,00019
Wipro$90,66714

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,634 64
Mid-level · Level II $90,667 455
Senior · Level III $108,722 246
Expert · Level IV $145,800 183

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$72,634$72,63464
Mid-level · Level II$90,667$90,667455
Senior · Level III$99,840$108,722246
Expert · Level IV$117,957$145,800183

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.