Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Python 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.
Median starting salary: $175,000.
As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $175,000 a year, measured on the 152 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
As of November 10, 2026, of the 208 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 20 (10%); Works on AI ●●●○: 42 (20%); Uses AI ●●○○: 11 (5%); Little AI ●○○○: 135 (65%). See what each level means.
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: IMC (35), Capital One (31), Jump Trading (17), Databricks (13), Aon (11).
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (1,400+), New York (1,400+), Seattle (774), Santa Clara (691), Austin (401).
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: AWS (79), Machine learning (75), SQL (67), Java (62), Azure (58).
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (42), Forward deployed engineer (10), Solutions architect (10), Data engineer (7), Data scientist (6).
A posting counts when it names Python in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
