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Electrical Engineers salary in Manufacturing, Illinois

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry7$78,000
Level II — qualified49$93,122
Level III — experienced34$113,014
Level IV — fully competent41$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.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Caterpillar Inc.Embedded Software Senior Engineer57$100,069
Deere & CompanySenior Software Engineer12$127,608
Danfoss, LLCElectrical Engineering Manager8$130,000
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLCSr. Automation Controls Engineer7$144,430
Rivian Automotive, LLCSr. Automation Controls Engineer7$125,145
Yaskawa America, Inc.Supervisor, Repair6$95,868
Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationElectrical Engineer II6$109,460
SBA Acquisition GroupElectrical Engineer5$83,227
CATERPILLAR INC.DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH ENGINEERING SPECIALIST4$98,550
Caterpillar IncElectronic Systems Verification & Validation Engineer4$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
    $137,700
    MolineDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497462
  • Product QC Engineer B at Yaskawa America, Inc.
    $98,613
    Buffalo GroveDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497386
  • Staff Field Quality & Reliability Engineer at RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
    $156,200
    NormalDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499319
  • Electrical Engineering Manager at Danfoss, LLC
    $136,000
    Loves ParkDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25348-480986
  • Control Systems Senior Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
    $111,675
    ChillicotheDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476974
  • Senior Autonomy Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
    $111,675
    ChillicotheDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476913
  • Sr. Electrical Design Engineer at Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
    $118,498
    Hanover ParkDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-477007
  • Supervisor, Repair at Yaskawa America, Inc.
    $98,613
    Buffalo 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.