Data Engineer salary in Illinois
A real-employer view of Data 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.
Data Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 103 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $135,000. 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 | 12 | $87,371 |
| Level II — qualified | 41 | $113,235 |
| Level III — experienced | 25 | $145,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 21 | $160,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFS Corporate Services LLC | Data Engineer | 7 | $123,968 |
| AbbVie Inc. | Senior Data Engineer | 4 | $162,231 |
| Continental Casualty Company | Senior Data Engineer | 4 | $151,484 |
| Health Intelligence Company, LLC | Senior Data Engineer | 4 | $160,000 |
| Zurich American Insurance Company | Data Engineer | 3 | $157,729 |
| A Squared Businesses and Consulting | Data Engineer | 2 | $91,188 |
| ABBVIE INC. | DATA ENGINEER | 2 | $140,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Data Engineer I | 2 | $133,020 |
| AmpliFI Loyalty Solutions | Associate Data Engineer | 2 | $108,653 |
| Cars.com | Lead Sr. Data Engineer | 2 | $152,974 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- SR. DATA ENGINEER at NAM INFO INC.$150,000CHICAGOWage Level IIIDecided —I-200-26084-730059
- Associate Data Engineer at AmpliFI Loyalty Solutions$116,696NapervilleWage Level IDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-715488
- Data Engineer at RockLoans Marketplace, LLC$113,500ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-716468
- Data Engineer at Polar Operations LLC d/b/a IMC Markets$175,000ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-673654
- Senior Data Engineer, Business Intelligence at Trading Technologies International$165,000ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Mar 3, 2026I-200-26055-660440
- Principal Data Engineer at DataEconomy, Inc.$165,000ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Mar 2, 2026I-200-26054-658502
- Data Engineer at Farmers Group, Inc.$139,108ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided Feb 25, 2026I-200-26049-649745
- Lead Data Engineer at DK Crown Holdings Inc.$165,000ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided Feb 19, 2026I-200-26042-634268
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.