Electrical Engineers salary in Manufacturing, Illinois
Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.
Electrical Engineers (Manufacturing) in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 170 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $110,460. 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 | 7 | $78,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 49 | $93,122 |
| Level III — experienced | 34 | $113,014 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 41 | $130,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Electrical Engineers (Manufacturing) in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc. | Embedded Software Senior Engineer | 57 | $100,069 |
| Deere & Company | Senior Software Engineer | 12 | $127,608 |
| Danfoss, LLC | Electrical Engineering Manager | 8 | $130,000 |
| RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC | Sr. Automation Controls Engineer | 7 | $144,430 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | Sr. Automation Controls Engineer | 7 | $125,145 |
| Yaskawa America, Inc. | Supervisor, Repair | 6 | $95,868 |
| Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Electrical Engineer II | 6 | $109,460 |
| SBA Acquisition Group | Electrical Engineer | 5 | $83,227 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH ENGINEERING SPECIALIST | 4 | $98,550 |
| Caterpillar Inc | Electronic Systems Verification & Validation Engineer | 4 | $100,079 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Senior Software Engineer at Deere & Company$137,700MolineDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497462
- Product QC Engineer B at Yaskawa America, Inc.$98,613Buffalo GroveDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497386
- Staff Field Quality & Reliability Engineer at RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC$156,200NormalDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499319
- Electrical Engineering Manager at Danfoss, LLC$136,000Loves ParkDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25348-480986
- Control Systems Senior Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.$111,675ChillicotheDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476974
- Senior Autonomy Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.$111,675ChillicotheDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476913
- Sr. Electrical Design Engineer at Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.$118,498Hanover ParkDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-477007
- Supervisor, Repair at Yaskawa America, Inc.$98,613Buffalo GroveDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-473556
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.