Mid-level Web Developer salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Naperville, Elgin, Aurora, Dekalb, Lisle.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$82,202
Middle 50%$75.9k–$86.1k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $83,232
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,878 and $110,227.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,878
25th$75,878
50th (median)$82,202
75th$86,101
90th$100,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,882 (123 filings) FY2021: median $64,605 (67 filings) FY2022: median $64,106 (117 filings) FY2023: median $76,565 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 123 filings FY20 FY2021: 67 filings FY21 FY2022: 117 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 123
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$60,882$60,882$62,500123
FY2021$64,605$64,605$64,60567
FY2022$64,106$64,106$64,106117
FY2023$76,565$76,565$76,56529
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Chicago's median mid-level Web Developer salary of $82,202 is worth about $79,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Chicago, IL area earned a median of $96,870 in May 2025 (2,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,202, 15% 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
HCLTechtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $82,202 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$75,878$82,20211

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.