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Controls Engineer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Controls 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 May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Controls Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $84,651. 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 — entry6$76,900
Level II — qualified3$84,302
Level III — experienced3$104,000
Level IV — fully competent1$132,912

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Controls Engineer in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Gotion Illinois New Energy Inc.Controls Engineer4$102,500
COMPUSOFT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INCCONTROLS ENGINEER 13$72,800
Harvey Nash Inc.Controls Engineer2$102,960
Tek Labs, Inc.Controls Engineer 31$84,302
SERVOTECH INC.Controls Engineer1$70,000
Wes-Tech Automation Solutions, LLCControls Engineer I1$81,000
International Motors, LLCControls Engineer1$132,912
Nexwave Talent Management Solutions LLCControls Engineer1$84,302

Recent sample filings

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

  • Controls Engineer at Gotion Illinois New Energy Inc.
    $120,000
    MantenoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-366417
  • Controls Engineer at Harvey Nash Inc.
    $104,000
    ChillicotheWage Level IIIDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-092620
  • CONTROLS ENGINEER 1 at COMPUSOFT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC
    $84,302
    CHILLICOTHEWage Level IIDecided Jun 11, 2025I-200-25155-051443
  • Controls Engineer 3 at Tek Labs, Inc.
    $84,302
    MossvilleWage Level IIDecided Jun 11, 2025I-200-25155-053443
  • CONTROLS ENGINEER 1 at COMPUSOFT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC
    $72,800
    CHILLICOTHEWage Level IDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-030123
  • Controls Engineer at SERVOTECH INC.
    $70,000
    ChililicotheWage Level IDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-964926
  • CONTROLS ENGINEER 1 at COMPUSOFT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC
    $72,800
    CHILLICOTHEWage Level IDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25128-955697
  • Controls Engineer at Gotion Illinois New Energy Inc.
    $85,000
    MantenoWage Level IDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-951302

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.