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Selenium Developer Salary in Chicago 2026

How much does a Selenium developer expect to make at Chicago-based startups? The average expected salary for Selenium developers in Chicago-based startups is 132k per year, with a range from 112k to 190k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Selenium developers in Chicago startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

132.3k

Average Salary

5 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Selenium developer in Chicago is$132,300, which is 17.2% higher than the average Chicago startup salary of $112,875. Selenium developer salaries in Chicago are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$173,100/yr

Range $160k - $190k

Average

$132,300/yr

Range $129k - $139k

Below Average

$115,400/yr

Range $112k - $120k


Industries

The highest average salary a Selenium developer in Chicago can get in Financial Services, that is $128,500. This pay is 0.0% lower than the average Selenium developer salary, which is $128,500. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Financial Services (avg $128,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Rust

    $218k

  • 2. Websockets

    $207.5k

  • 3. Docker

    $205k

  • 4. Celery

    $200k

  • 5. openAI

    $200k

  • 6. Hbase

    $197.5k

  • 7. Gradle

    $194k

  • 8. Heroku

    $190k

  • 9. Ionic

    $187.5k

  • 10. Neo4J

    $182.5k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary Selenium developer in Chicago can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $170,000. This pay is 50.6% higher than the average salary in Chicago startups, which is $112,875. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.