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Systems Engineer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Systems 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 August 3, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Systems Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 40 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry3$75,000
Level II — qualified27$89,440
Level III — experienced8$107,640
Level IV — fully competent2$142,384

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Systems Engineer in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Fidelis Software Solutions IncSystems Engineer9$90,000
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INCSystems Engineer7$91,000
ONLY IT CONSULTING LLCSR SYSTEMS ENGINEER3$107,640
DYVICC INCSystems Engineer2$75,000
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.Senior Systems Engineer2$95,243
Motorola Solutions, Inc.Sr Systems Engineer2$85,499
Prowesys, Inc.Systems Engineer2$88,150
CONNECTEURSTEK LLCSystems Engineer1$88,150
DATAMETRICS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INCSYSTEMS ENGINEER1$88,150
Lumera IncSystems Engineer1$88,150

Recent sample filings

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

  • Systems Engineer at Novisync, Inc.
    $144,768
    ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Mar 27, 2026I-200-26079-720068
  • Systems Engineer at Fidelis Software Solutions Inc
    $90,000
    BloomingtonWage Level IIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-705111
  • Sr Systems Engineer at Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    $107,640
    ElginWage Level IIIDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-695763
  • Systems Engineer at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC
    $99,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Feb 26, 2026I-200-26050-652749
  • SR SYSTEMS ENGINEER at ONLY IT CONSULTING LLC
    $107,640
    CHICAGOWage Level IIIDecided Feb 19, 2026I-200-26042-634136
  • Senior Systems Engineer at Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.
    $107,640
    WaukeganWage Level IIIDecided Feb 18, 2026I-200-26041-630625
  • SR SYSTEMS ENGINEER at ONLY IT CONSULTING LLC
    $107,640
    CHICAGOWage Level IIIDecided Feb 17, 2026I-200-26040-628138
  • SYSTEMS ENGINEER at ONLY IT CONSULTING LLC
    $82,846
    CHICAGOWage Level IIDecided Feb 17, 2026I-200-26040-628088

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.