Seniority Profile · Illinois

Mid-level Civil Engineers salary in Illinois

Roles that require qualified independent work on routine tasks. Typically two to five years of relevant experience.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P25 to MEDIAN of the Illinois OES distribution for Civil Engineers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$90,000

Across 65 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Mid-level Civil Engineers in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 65 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $90,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level II — qualified	65	$90,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Mid-level Civil Engineers in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Michael Baker International, Inc.	Civil Engineer I	6	$88,500
Infrastructure Engineering Inc.	Civil Engineer II	4	$89,745
HBM ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC	ENGINEER II	4	$86,736
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	Construction Engineering Professional Intermediate	3	$95,344
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Project Engineer	3	$95,000
Clayco, Inc.	Senior Preconstruction Engineer	2	$106,559
CHASTAIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC	CIVIL ENGINEER	2	$84,500
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	Software Engineer I, Structural	2	$96,283
Veenstra & Kimm, Inc.	Structural Design Engineer	2	$86,341
GSG CONSULTANTS, INC	Hydraulics Engineer	2	$87,360

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Roadway Engineer at Atlas Technical Consultants LLC
$100,058
ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-322455
Data Center Infrastructure Engineer II at Amazon Web Services, Inc.
$140,000
ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-313973
Engineer III at Construction Technology Laboratories Inc.
$90,875
Mount ProspectWage Level IIDecided Sep 15, 2025I-200-25251-293483
BIM/Virtual Design Construction Engineer at RG Construction Services, Inc.
$108,000
ElmhurstWage Level IIDecided Aug 15, 2025I-200-25220-230262
Senior Preconstruction Engineer at Clayco, Inc.
$108,118
ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-206701
Transportation Engineer at Infrastructure Engineering Inc.
$91,428
ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25198-181362
Civil Engineer I at Michael Baker International, Inc.
$90,875
ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jul 22, 2025I-200-25196-175182
CIVIL ENGINEER at CHASTAIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC
$91,520
SchaumburgWage Level IIDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25191-165890

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.