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Cybersecurity Engineer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Cybersecurity 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 July 30, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Cybersecurity Engineer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $126,000. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry2$84,721
Level II — qualified4$92,571
Level III — experienced2$146,200
Level IV — fully competent5$143,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Cybersecurity Engineer in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
DFS Corporate Services LLCSenior Associate Cybersecurity Engineer5$98,176
McDonald's CorporationCybersecurity Engineer II (20831.457)2$143,500
ADITI CONSULTING LLCCybersecurity Engineer 51$166,400
Capital One Services, LLCPrincipal Cybersecurity Engineer1$143,333
Horizon IT IncCybersecurity Engineer1$75,504
National Railroad Passenger CorporationPrincipal Cybersecurity Engineer1$145,974
PayPal, Inc.Cybersecurity Engineer1$126,000
Vultek Systems, Inc.CyberSecurity Engineer1$86,965

Recent sample filings

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

  • Cybersecurity Engineer 5 at ADITI CONSULTING LLC
    $166,400
    East PeoriaWage Level IIIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-690438
  • Cybersecurity Engineer II (20831.477) at McDonald's Corporation
    $143,500
    ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-685788
  • Cybersecurity Engineer at PayPal, Inc.
    $126,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided Jan 29, 2026I-200-26022-581934
  • Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at Capital One Services, LLC
    $143,333
    RiverwoodsWage Level IVDecided Jan 9, 2026I-200-26002-529507
  • Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at DFS Corporate Services LLC
    $143,333
    RiverwoodsWage Level IVDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-471054
  • Cybersecurity Engineer at DFS Corporate Services LLC
    $98,176
    RiverwoodsWage Level IIDecided Aug 19, 2025I-200-25224-237273
  • CyberSecurity Engineer at Vultek Systems, Inc.
    $86,965
    SpringfieldWage Level IIDecided Jun 25, 2025I-200-25168-100829
  • Cybersecurity Engineer at Horizon IT Inc
    $75,504
    DunlapWage Level IIDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-045688

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.