Database Engineer salary in Illinois
A real-employer view of Database 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.
Database 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: $91,000. 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 II — qualified | 3 | $87,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 1 | $145,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Database 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooli Homes Illinois Inc. | Database Engineer | 1 | $95,000 |
| NETLINE TECHNOLOGIES LLC. | DATABASE ENGINEER | 1 | $87,000 |
| Paylocity Corporation | Senior Database Engineer | 1 | $145,000 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Database Engineer | 1 | $85,176 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Database Engineer at Hooli Homes Illinois Inc.$95,000ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Mar 2, 2026I-200-26054-659044
- DATABASE ENGINEER at NETLINE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.$87,000METTAWAWage Level IIDecided Jan 12, 2026I-200-26005-533879
- Senior Database Engineer at Paylocity Corporation$145,000SchaumburgWage Level IVDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-021608
- Database Engineer at ServiceNow, Inc.$85,176ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jan 31, 2025I-200-25024-642352
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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.