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Software Engineer in Chicago Salary at AI Startups
Base pay from 25 open roles at 13 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.
25th percentile
$175K
Median
$200K
75th percentile
$216K
Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $110K, highest $373K.
Pay by role
| Role | Company | Salary range |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Staff / Staff Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | Chime | $223K–$373K |
| Staff Software Engineer, User TargetingChicago | Braze | $204K–$348K |
| Senior Software Engineer, C++ (Market Data)Chicago | Flow Traders | $225K–$300K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Core PlatformChicago, IL | $191K–$267K | |
| Software EngineerChicago, IL | Stripe | $173K–$260K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | Chime | $164K–$259K |
| Manager, Software EngineeringChicago, Illinois, United States | Ripple | $200K–$250K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management (FedRamp)Austin; Boston; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; San Francisco | MongoDB | $126K–$248K |
| Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Banking AccountsChicago | Adyen | $180K–$243K |
| Staff Software EngineerChicago, Illinois, United States | Ripple | $196K–$240K |
| C++ Software EngineerChicago, United States; New York, United States | IMC Trading | $175K–$225K |
| Software Engineer – AI Powered EngineeringChicago, United States | IMC Trading | $180K–$225K |
| Software Engineer - Risk Technology Chicago, United States | IMC Trading | $175K–$225K |
| Senior Software Engineer, C++Chicago | Flow Traders | $185K–$225K |
| Staff Software Engineer - FederalChicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC | Okta | $161K–$221K |
| Senior Software EngineerChicago, Illinois, United States | Ripple | $164K–$205K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Financial PlatformAustin, TX - Remote; Burlingame, CA - Hybrid; Chicago, IL - Remote; Denver, CO - Hybrid; Los Angeles, CA - Remote; Miami, FL - Remote; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid; Seattle, WA - Remote | Gusto | $163K–$204K |
| Senior Software Engineer, AI Agentic Experience (Auth0)Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York | Okta | $147K–$202K |
| Software Engineer II (Kotlin) - Core ExperienceChicago | Adyen | $154K–$200K |
| Software Engineer, InfrastructureChicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | Chime | $133K–$184K |
| Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | Chime | $133K–$184K |
| Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | Chime | $117K–$184K |
| Software Engineer – BP&AChicago, United States | IMC Trading | $130K–$180K |
| Desktop Software Engineering ManagerChicago | AlphaSense | $110K–$150K |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - CommercialChicago, IL | Palantir | $135K–$145K |
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