Data Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What Data Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$170,800
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$138.2k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
35.3%
206 of 583 roles
Live roles
583
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Okta for AI Agents
Senior Architect, Emerging Technologies (Auth0)
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Research Engineer, Pre-Training
Research Scientist/Research Engineer | Deep Learning
Principal Engineer, iOS Performance
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Okta
|
$230,500 | 14 |
| DG DLR Group | $131,000 | 11 |
|
Jump Trading
|
$200,000 | 9 |
Ripple
|
$220,500 | 8 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 8 |
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn
|
$212,500 | 7 |
IMC
|
$206,250 | 6 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $176,900 | 6 |
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How much do Data Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Data Engineer roles in Chicago is $170,800 per year. Most pay falls between $138,200 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $114,565 to $235,000.
These figures are computed live from 583 active Data Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 206 (35.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Data Engineer roles in Chicago include Veeam Software, Hopper, Okta and Jump Trading.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.