Distinguished Engineer Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Distinguished Engineer make in Chicago, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Distinguished Engineer in Chicago, IL is $116,748. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $107,254 to $127,539, with most professionals earning between $98,610 and $137,363.

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Lead research initiatives for cloud native designs and implementation within public and private clouds, working in a cloud infrastructure ecosystem consisting of VMs, Kubernetes, and containers.

November 16, 2022

Track record of attracting and influencing next generation technical leaders.

November 30, 2022

Collaborate with enterprise architects, product managers, data scientist, engineers and business managers to bring R&D projects into production.

February 09, 2023

Drive the integration of intelligence into our customer-facing mobile application and create the capabilities for all customers to have unique experiences within the application.

February 21, 2023

Create and maintain best practices for product design and development, support high quality software delivery and conduct architectural reviews.

March 03, 2023

Promote a culture of engineering excellence and being well-managed, using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible.

March 09, 2023

Demonstrated ability to understand emerging technology, along with the military capability it will provide, and develop plans for potential technology transition into existing programs of record that have national significance.

March 15, 2023

Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command.

March 16, 2023

Provide continuous improvement in systems delivery through the paradigms of VMs, containers, container orchestration, service meshes and serverless delivery of cloud native systems.

April 09, 2023

Participate in all technical aspects of team deliverables, including quality, performance, maintainability, and scalability.

April 28, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Distinguished Engineer in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

107254

127539

116748

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

111148

135230

121876

What is the average salary for Distinguished Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Distinguished Engineer in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Distinguished Engineer ranges from $107,254 to $127,539 with the average base salary of $116,748. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $111,148 to $135,230 with the average total cash compensation of $121,876.

View Average Salary for Distinguished Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$116,748	$107,254 - $127,539
Bonus	$5,128	$3,894 - $7,691
Total Pay	$121,876	$111,148 - $135,230

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Distinguished Engineer Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,254 - $127,539	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,254 - $127,539	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,130 - $127,390	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,213 - $127,489	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,213 - $127,489	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $105,012 - $124,873	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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About Chicago, Illinois

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