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Illinois engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Illinois, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$114,895

Illinois

Top earners

$161,758

Higher end

vs national

-5% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Illinois earn a blended median of $114,895 per year, -5% vs national, with top earners near $161,758. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 106,540 published jobs in Illinois. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Illinois

Published wage data for each discipline in Illinois. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Illinois

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Top-paying

Chicago

$118,040

-2% vs national

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Bloomington

$116,712

-3% vs national

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Peoria

$108,622

-10% vs national

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Decatur

$107,577

-11% vs national

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Kankakee

$105,191

-13% vs national

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Springfield

$100,764

-16% vs national

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Champaign

$96,371

-20% vs national

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Rockford

$91,446

-24% vs national

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More cities in Illinois

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What affects engineering pay in Illinois

  • ▹Local market. Illinois pay runs -5% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Chicago, Peoria, Rockford and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Illinois; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Illinois — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Illinois?
Engineers in Illinois earn a blended median of $114,895 per year — 5% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 106,540 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Illinois?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Illinois, at $157,480 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Illinois a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Illinois runs 5% below the national average, across 106,540 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Illinois pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Chicago ($118,040), Bloomington ($116,712), and St. Louis ($109,220), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Illinois, weighted by local employment (106,540 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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