Bloomington, IL · CBSA 14010
Software Engineer Salary in Bloomington
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for software engineers in Bloomington, IL, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Illinois and the national benchmark.
Software Engineers in Bloomington earn a median of $121,590 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $101,620–$135,170; the top 10% earn $159,150. That is 9% below the national median and 5% below the Illinois median. BLS reports 1,300 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$121,590
-9% vs national
Top 10% earn
$159,150
90th percentile
Employed in metro
1,300
Reliability Good (7.6% RSE)
Software Engineer pay — Bloomington vs Illinois vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $82,820 | +4% |
| 25th percentile | $101,620 | -1% |
| Median50th percentile | $121,590 | -9% |
| 75th percentile | $135,170 | -20% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $159,150 | -25% |
| Meanaverage | $121,270 | -16% |
How concentrated software engineers are in Bloomington
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
1.35
Jobs per 1,000
14.44
Metro rank (pay)
#122 of 381
All engineering roles
$116,712
Bloomington employs software engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 1.35).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), Bloomington, IL (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →