Backend Engineer · Chicago
$160,125
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -8.5%
$175,000
$160,125
$152.5k
25th
$160.1k
Median
$165k
75th
$117.3k
$174k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $95k – $215k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 57.1%
- Live roles
- 14
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
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NinjaTrader
|
$165,000 | 2 |
|
Cameo
|
$195,000 | 1 |
|
Wolters Kluwer
|
$160,250 | 1 |
|
University of Chicago
|
$160,000 | 1 |
|
CIBC
|
$160,000 | 1 |
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Motorola Solutions
|
$130,000 | 1 |
| RX RXO | $87,500 | 1 |