Project Engineer salary in Illinois
A real-employer view of Project 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.
Project Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 34 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $80,000. 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 I — entry | 23 | $76,500 |
| Level II — qualified | 7 | $95,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $112,500 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 1 | $129,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Project Engineer in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumit Construction Co Inc | Project Engineer | 4 | $77,012 |
| CKL Engineers LLC | Project Engineer | 2 | $85,685 |
| Summit Design & Build, LLC | Project Engineer (Civil Engineer) | 2 | $92,500 |
| The Bowa Group, Inc. | Project Engineer | 2 | $74,805 |
| Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. | Project Engineer | 2 | $95,500 |
| 3F Construction LLC | Project Engineer | 1 | $80,000 |
| A.L.L. Masonry Construction Co. Inc. | Project Engineer | 1 | $75,000 |
| Aqua Lotus Holdings, LLC | Project Engineer | 1 | $72,800 |
| AT Mechanical | Project Engineer | 1 | $70,824 |
| Burling Builders, Inc. | Project Engineer | 1 | $115,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Project Engineer at TransLand Engineering Group, LLC$90,875ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Feb 27, 2026I-200-26051-655127
- Project Engineer at Material Solutions Laboratory Corporation$76,960Elk Grove VillageWage Level IDecided Jan 29, 2026I-200-26022-580224
- Project Engineer at DGI-Menard, Inc.$76,500ChicagoWage Level IDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501191
- Project Engineer at Telamon Corporation$90,875South ElginWage Level IIDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476576
- Project Engineer at Level Construction, Inc.$85,000Harwood HeightsWage Level IDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25325-427283
- Project Engineer at Gotion Illinois New Energy Inc.$80,000MantenoWage Level IDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25323-419987
- Project Engineer at Keller North America, Inc.$92,000ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25315-398497
- Project Engineer at Princeton Technical Services$74,256ChicagoWage Level IDecided Aug 20, 2025I-200-25225-239357
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.