What is the average Solutions Engineer salary in Chicago?

The median midpoint of 31 live Solutions Engineer postings in Chicago is $211k a year. Half of them fall between $162k and $216k.

How does Solutions Engineer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $216k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Solutions Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Databricks ($216k), Okta ($214k), Temporal ($194k), Writer ($185k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Solutions Engineer salary in Chicago

What employers are offering right now, from 31 live Solutions Engineer postings in Chicago that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$211k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$162k–$216k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$261k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$98k

$119k

$139k

$159k

$180k

$200k

$220k

$241k

Solutions Engineer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$216k	10

Top-paying companies for Solutions Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Databricks	$216k	14
Okta	$214k	4
Temporal	$194k	2
Writer	$185k	2
Harness	$158k	2
Palantir	$119k	2

Highest-paying open Solutions Engineer jobs

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Databricks

Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services

Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; New York City, New York; Washington, D.C. $220k – $302k/yr

pythonjavasqldatabricksDirect from employer 20d ago

Databricks

Senior Solutions Architect

Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; United States $219k – $301k/yr

pythonsqlsparksnowflakeDirect from employer 5d ago

Databricks

Sr. Solutions Architect

Chicago, Illinois $219k – $301k/yr

pythonjavascalasparkDirect from employer Sep 1

DatabricksRemote

Sr. Solutions Architect - Retail, Travel & Hospitality

Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Remote - California; Remote - North Carolina; Seattle, Washington $219k – $301k/yr

pythonjavascalanosqlDirect from employer Oct 21

Okta

Senior Solutions Engineer, Okta

Chicago, Illinois $200k – $275k/yr

machine learningllmb2bsaasDirect from employer 24d ago

Okta

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario, Canada $200k – $275k/yr

machine learningDirect from employer May 28

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Solutions Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average Solutions Engineer salary in Chicago?: The median midpoint of 31 live Solutions Engineer postings in Chicago is $211k a year. Half of them fall between $162k and $216k.
How does Solutions Engineer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $216k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Solutions Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Databricks ($216k), Okta ($214k), Temporal ($194k), Writer ($185k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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