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Associate Design Engineer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Associate Design Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Associate Design Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $74,628. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry3$74,256
Level II — qualified1$96,096

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Design Engineer in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Griffin Glass & Metal Werks, Inc.Associate Design Engineer1$74,256
AG&E Associates, PLLCDesign Engineer, Precast, Prestressed Engineering1$75,000
Hutchison Engineering, Inc.Design Engineer1$72,036
Peralte-Clark, LLCDesign Engineer II1$96,096

Recent sample filings

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

  • Associate Design Engineer at Griffin Glass & Metal Werks, Inc.
    $74,256
    ElmhurstWage Level IDecided Jul 28, 2025I-200-25202-189183
  • Design Engineer, Precast, Prestressed Engineering at AG&E Associates, PLLC
    $75,000
    NapervilleWage Level IDecided Jun 17, 2025I-200-25161-074152
  • Design Engineer at Hutchison Engineering, Inc.
    $72,036
    CarbondaleWage Level IDecided Apr 23, 2025I-200-25106-871038
  • Design Engineer II at Peralte-Clark, LLC
    $96,096
    Arlington HeightsWage Level IIDecided Apr 17, 2025I-200-25100-850972

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.