Staff Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What Staff Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$230,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$198.8k – $240.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
92%
46 of 50 roles
Live roles
50
open right now
Salary trend
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Chicago is $230,000 per year. Most pay falls between $198,750 (25th percentile) and $240,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $171,500 to $267,300.
These figures are computed live from 50 active Staff Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 46 (92%) 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 Staff Engineer roles in Chicago include Adyen, Braze, The Trade Desk and Reddit.
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.