Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 455 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$90,667
Middle 50%$82k–$91k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $99,840
Filings455FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,702 and $143,220.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,702
25th$82,000
50th (median)$90,667
75th$91,000
90th$103,013

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $73,944 (1,774 filings) FY2021: median $73,882 (823 filings) FY2022: median $75,982 (761 filings) FY2023: median $73,778 (653 filings) FY2024: median $83,616 (412 filings) FY2025: median $90,667 (292 filings) FY2026: median $82,000 (163 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,774 filings FY20 FY2021: 823 filings FY21 FY2022: 761 filings FY22 FY2023: 653 filings FY23 FY2024: 412 filings FY24 FY2025: 292 filings FY25 FY2026: 163 filings FY26 1,774
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$73,944$73,882$73,9441,774
FY2021$73,882$73,882$75,982823
FY2022$75,982$75,982$80,000761
FY2023$73,778$73,778$84,400653
FY2024$83,616$83,616$91,000412
FY2025$90,667$90,667$91,520292
FY2026$82,000$81,702$87,750163

Cost of living

Chicago's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $90,667 is worth about $87,500 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 $90,667, 12% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$90,667118
IBM$90,66717
Capgemini America$96,00017
Accenture$90,66716
Compunnel Software Group$91,00016
Infosys$81,70213
Sumeru Technologies$85,50012
Wipro$90,66710
Virtusatoo few8
Focus Coretoo few8

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.