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Resident Engineer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Resident 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

Resident Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $128,990. 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 II — qualified1$86,736
Level III — experienced1$128,990

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
OSEH Inc.Resident Engineer1$148,990
Arcadis U.S., Inc.Assistant Resident Engineer1$128,990
PDF ENGINEERING LLCRESIDENT ENGINEER1$86,736

Recent sample filings

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

  • Resident Engineer at OSEH Inc.
    $148,990
    WheatonDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388294
  • Assistant Resident Engineer at Arcadis U.S., Inc.
    $128,990
    ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25128-952257
  • RESIDENT ENGINEER at PDF ENGINEERING LLC
    $86,736
    CHICAGOWage Level IIDecided Apr 30, 2025I-200-25113-896706

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.