The median starting salary is $180,000 a year, measured on the 25 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Java jobs in Chicago: 54 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Java in the job title or description, located in Chicago, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 54
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 14
- remote
- 10
- median starting salary
- $180,000
$224k-$308kBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario, Canada3w
awssalesforce
$126k-$248kAustin; Boston; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; San FranciscoRemote1w
javagoc+3
$220k-$260kChicago, Illinois, United States3mo
kubernetesawspython+2
AI level of Java jobs in Chicago
- AI Level 45 (9%)
- AI Level 39 (17%)
- AI Level 21 (2%)
- AI Level 139 (72%)
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How much do Java jobs in Chicago pay?
How much AI work do Java jobs in Chicago involve?
Of the 54 live postings: AI Level 4: 5 (9%); AI Level 3: 9 (17%); AI Level 2: 1 (2%); AI Level 1: 39 (72%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Java jobs in Chicago?
By number of live postings: Capital One (27), Adyen (8), Databricks (7), Okta (3), Salesforce (2). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Java jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (682), New York (376), San Francisco (269), Bellevue (154), Austin (146). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Java jobs in Chicago?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (44), AWS (33), Azure (30), Google Cloud (30), Scala (27). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Java jobs in Chicago?
By number of live postings: Solutions architect (7), Data engineer (6), Machine learning engineer (5). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Java in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.