SAP Hana - Chicago, IL - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
SAP
Hana
Administration-Development
United States Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha
IL - IN - WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/25 to 6/30/26
Salary Average
$140,563
Experience Requirement
8 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$12,308 at 8.76%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years & 1 Month: $140,563 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $114,670 & $166,457; and, 5% of Jobs top $204,433.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$459,325 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $217,110 |
| 5% | $204,433 |
| 10% | $190,058 |
| 25% | $166,457 |
| 33% | $156,900 |
| 50% | $140,563 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $135,750 | $145,377 |
| 25% | $128,353 | $152,774 |
| 33% | $124,226 | $156,900 |
| 50% | $114,670 | $166,457 |
| 67% | $103,074 | $178,053 |
| 95% | $64,017 | $217,110 |
Salary Average =
$140,563
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years and 1 Month | $128,217 | $12,346 at 9.63% |
| 8 Years and 1 Month | $140,563 | $12,308 at 8.76% |
| 9 Years and 1 Month | $152,872 | $12,290 at 8.04% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $62,209 at the low experience of 2 Years; $140,563 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $215,349 at the top experience of 14 Years and 2 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 7 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years | $62,209 | $14,046 at 22.58% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $140,563 | $12,309 at 8.76% |
| Top | 14 Years and 2 Months | $215,349 | $12,316 at 5.72% |
Qualifications
Description
Develop, implement, configure, upgrade, administer and troubleshoot, SAP business enterprise software with Hana database access, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- SAP;
- SAP Hana;
- Administrator, Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer or Lead.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 50.9% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 7.5% of job descriptions;
- SCM (Supply Chain Management),
- 15.1% of job descriptions;
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning),
- 7.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Chicago, IL
- Illinois,
- Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Batavia, Barrington, Berwyn, Bollingbrook, Boone, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Cicero, Cook County, Crystal Lake, De Kalb County, De Kalb, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, DuPage County, East Chicago, Elgin, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Grundy County, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harvey, Highland Park, Hines, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Itasca, Joliet, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lansing, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lombard, Maywood, McHenry County, Morris, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Ogle, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plano, Riverside, Riverwoods, Rochelle, Rockford, Rolling, Romeoville, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, St Charles, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Warrenville, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winebago, Wood Dale and Woodridge;
- Indiana,
- Cedar Lake, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake County, Lake, Merrilvilee, Merrilville, Portage, Porter County, and Valparaiso;
- Wisconsin,
- Kenosha County and Kenosha.
These locations are all included in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).