Tech Lead salaries in Chicago.
What Tech Lead roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$173,188
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$148.1k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
81.1%
30 of 37 roles
Live roles
37
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lead Legal Engineer
Lead Sr Staff Software Engineer - Front End Fundamentals
Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Linux Engineering Team Lead
Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering Lead
Data Engineering Lead
Engineering Lead
Lead Data Engineer (P4519)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Nexamp
|
$147,500 | 5 |
|
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 3 |
Resource Innovations
|
$122,500 | 3 |
Axiom
|
$178,969 | 2 |
|
84.51°
|
$166,000 | 2 |
Woolpert
|
$113,725 | 2 |
|
Legora AB
|
$328,500 | 1 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $235,450 | 1 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles in Chicago is $173,188 per year. Most pay falls between $148,125 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $124,500 to $224,500.
These figures are computed live from 37 active Tech Lead roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 30 (81.1%) 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 Legora AB, The Trade Desk, Referrals Only and CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn.
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.