IT Technical Lead Salary in Chicago, IL

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How much does an IT Technical Lead make in Chicago, IL? The average IT Technical Lead salary in Chicago, IL is $141,858 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $125,421 and $160,068. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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IT Technical Lead

Comtello - Sacramento , CA

We have a 1-year hybrid IT Technical Lead contract that may be extended for 1-year by our client. The anticipated start is end of May 2024. Our client is currently working remotely. However, the ...

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Senior Site IT Lead

Cira Infotech, part of MGT - South San Francisco , CA

Title : Site IT lead Location: South San Francisco ,CA Onsite /Hybrid (Frequent travel will be ... technical and application elements and is resourced accordingly Mobilizes resource (incl. third ...

LinkedIn - 1 day ago

IT Technical Analyst- LA METRO

Cornerstone Transportation Consulting - Los Angeles , CA

As an IT Technical Analyst, you will act as a technical team lead and be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining application systems based on business requirements. You will implement ...

ZipRecruiter - 49 days ago

Desktop Support Engineer / Technical Support Engineer / IT Support Engineer (Windows & MAC)

Amaze Systems Inc. - Santa Clarita , CA

Desktop Support Engineer / Technical Support Engineer / IT Support Engineer (Windows & MAC) No. of ... Best Regards, Rasheed Akbar | Lead Talent Acquisition Executive Amaze Systems Inc. USA: 8951 ...

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SAP MDM Technical Lead (DIRECT HIRE, REMOTE)

Beacon Hill - San Jose , CA

Job Summary The Global Information Technology organization understands, supports and enables the ... As SAP Master Data Management Technical Lead, you will be responsible for leading the planning ...

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Lead IT Auditor

Expeditors - Bellevue , WA

Our Mission is to recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the ... The Lead IT Auditor will work in a dynamic international environment and will interact with ...

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What does an IT Technical Lead do?

Common responsibilities of an IT Technical Lead

Provides guidance to support teams in developing, testing and deploying application updates/changes to meet utility business client requirements and ensure alignment with standard Exelon tools, practices, and procedures.

November 19, 2022

Collaborate with other technical teams like Security, Hosting, Engineering, and Network teams to ensure teams engagement and transparency as well as strategic alignment to plans and roadmaps.

November 22, 2022

Participate to the research and the proposal of future (mid-term / long-term) evolutions / options for business-enabling IT solutions through knowledge and research on the market (emerging technologies), and propose new solutions through feasibility studies, demos, POCs, and applying break through thinking.

January 11, 2023

Assisting with planning, deploying and migrating users to Office 365, Exchange Online, Azure AD and other cloud-based solutions including moving critical data, processes, and archives.

January 22, 2023

Manage information security and performance to establish standards in conjunction with PCI requirements and Corporate IT standards.

January 23, 2023

Works with functional manager to review and evaluate new technologies that may be beneficial to current and upcoming project work.

March 15, 2023

Support timely validation and submission to OMB on a scheduled and/or periodic basis, provide end user support, support change/configuration management, system upgrade and patches, and other needs related to the support and delivery of the portfolio system.

March 16, 2023

Develop platform agnostic, responsive progressive web apps Evaluate applications to meet security policies and standards through DevOps pipelines Design, prototype, and development of applications in core Java, Spring, Web-Sockets & Messaging technologies Build automated scripts using Maven/Gradle/Groovy scripts to deploy applications Work with DevOps tools in a CI/CD environment, such as Github and Jenkins Provide off hour support for implementations or production issues as needed Qualifications.

April 24, 2023

Demonstrated skills in configuration management, data management, information management, network security, IT architecture, infrastructure design, systems integration and systems life-cycle management.

May 05, 2023

Actively expand consulting skills and professional development through training courses, mentoring, and daily interaction with clients.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Technical Lead in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

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125421

160068

141858

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

135616

180341

156395

What is the average salary for IT Technical Lead in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Technical Lead in Chicago, IL. The base salary for IT Technical Lead ranges from $125,421 to $160,068 with the average base salary of $141,858. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $135,616 to $180,341 with the average total cash compensation of $156,395.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$141,858	$125,421 - $160,068
Bonus	$14,537	$10,194 - $20,273
Total Pay	$156,395	$135,616 - $180,341

* 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.

IT Technical Lead Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,127 - $160,968	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,127 - $160,968	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,983 - $160,785	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,079 - $160,907	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,079 - $160,907	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $123,256 - $157,304	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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