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Network Engineer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Network 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

Network Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $123,000. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry5$97,074
Level II — qualified8$118,443
Level III — experienced2$157,500
Level IV — fully competent1$189,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
ONLY IT CONSULTING LLCNETWORK ENGINEER3$97,074
Gogo Business Aviation LLCNetwork Engineer IV1$167,600
Zebra Technologies CorporationNetwork Engineer Senior1$131,645
NVIDIA CorporationNetwork Engineer1$200,000
PEAK6 Capital Management LLCSenior Network Engineer1$141,960
Vail Systems, Inc.Senior Network Engineer1$155,000
Wolverine Trading Technologies, LLCNetwork Engineer1$123,000
SYNMETA LLCNetwork Engineer1$118,435
Consolidated Trading LLCSenior Network Engineer1$189,000
Polar Operations LLCNetwork Engineer1$160,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Network Engineer IV at Gogo Business Aviation LLC
    $167,600
    ChicagoDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-485107
  • Network Engineer Senior at Zebra Technologies Corporation
    $131,645
    LincolnshireDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-482228
  • Network Engineer at NVIDIA Corporation
    $200,000
    ST. CHARLESDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-389952
  • Senior Network Engineer at PEAK6 Capital Management LLC
    $141,960
    ChicagoDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25273-346249
  • Senior Network Engineer at Vail Systems, Inc.
    $155,000
    Des PlainesWage Level IIIDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-228240
  • Network Engineer at Wolverine Trading Technologies, LLC
    $123,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jul 21, 2025I-200-25195-173542
  • NETWORK ENGINEER at ONLY IT CONSULTING LLC
    $97,074
    WARRENVILLEWage Level IDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-142403
  • Network Engineer at SYNMETA LLC
    $118,435
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25171-117130

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.