As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $200,000 a year, measured on the 40 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
C++ jobs in Chicago: 49 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name C++ in the job title or description, located in Chicago, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 49
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 13
- remote
- 3
Median starting salary: $200,000.
$250k-$300kChicago, United States; New York, United States10mo
US-Remote, Chicago, Seattle, San FranciscoRemote29mo
$144k-$194kUS, IL, Chicago1w
c-sharpcjava+1
$200k-$250kChicago3mo
reactwebassemblywebgpu+1
$154k-$200kChicago1mo
kotlinandroidc
$101k-$273kAustin; Boston; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; San FranciscoRemote1mo
javagoc+4
$250kChicago, United States4mo
pythonc
$250kChicago, United States4mo
pythonc
AI level of C++ jobs in Chicago
- ●●●● Builds AI10 (20%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI3 (6%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI1 (2%)
- ●○○○ Little AI35 (71%)
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Common questions
How much do C++ jobs in Chicago pay?
How much AI work do C++ jobs in Chicago involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 49 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 10 (20%); Works on AI ●●●○: 3 (6%); Uses AI ●●○○: 1 (2%); Little AI ●○○○: 35 (71%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for C++ jobs in Chicago?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: IMC (15), Jump Trading (12), MongoDB (5), Palantir (4), Capital One (3).
Which other cities have C++ jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (656), Santa Clara (524), New York (358), San Francisco (290), Mountain View (208).
Which skills come up most in C++ jobs in Chicago?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (37), Machine learning (25), Java (18), AWS (9), PyTorch (9).
Which roles are open in C++ jobs in Chicago?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (18), Forward deployed engineer (4), Machine learning engineer (4), Sales (2), AI consultant (1).
A posting counts when it names C++ in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.