Tech Lead salaries in Chicago.
What Tech Lead roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$153,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$126.8k – $206.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
35.2%
139 of 395 roles
Live roles
395
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
Lead Legal Engineer
Solutions Director, Life Sciences
Specialist Seller - Enterprise Select AI Products
Mid Market Sales Manager
Director, Corporate Systems
Solutions Architect, AI Identity
Director, Consumer Performance Marketing
84.51°
Burson
Ripple
Optiver
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How much do Tech Lead roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles in Chicago is $153,500 per year. Most pay falls between $126,750 (25th percentile) and $206,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $102,000 to $240,500.
These figures are computed live from 395 active Tech Lead roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 139 (35.2%) 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 Tech Lead roles in Chicago include Hopper, Legora AB, Everpure and Samsara.
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.