Live postings that name SQL 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.
The median starting salary is $154,000 a year, measured on the 41 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Of the 73 live postings: AI Level 4: 1 (1%); AI Level 3: 12 (16%); AI Level 2: 6 (8%); AI Level 1: 54 (74%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
By number of live postings: Capital One (14), Stripe (13), Ripple (6), Robinhood (5), Chime (4). Counted September 2026.
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (748), New York (683), Seattle (476), Bellevue (307), Austin (130). Counted September 2026.
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (43), AWS (24), Azure (21), Machine learning (20), Snowflake (17). Counted September 2026.
By number of live postings: Data engineer (7), Solutions architect (2), AI engineer (1), Data scientist (1), Machine learning engineer (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names SQL in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
