Visa Wage Index

Transportation Engineers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 212 applications covering 266 positions for this role here, at a median of $92,000 a year. 139 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Transportation Engineers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$74,256
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$90,875
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$107,474
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$124,093

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Atlas Technical Consultants LLC Level II 55 $92,241
GFT Infrastructure, Inc. Level I 55 $74,256
Clayco, Inc. Level IV 44 $124,093
PDF ENGINEERING LLC Level II 44 $90,875
DGI-Menard, Inc. Level I 33 $75,000
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Level II 33 $94,842
RUBINOS AND MESIA ENGINEERS, INC. Level I 33 $74,256
RUBINOS AND MESIA ENGINEERS, INC. Level IV 33 $124,093
SW Consulting & Engineering Services, PLLC Level I 33 $75,000
A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc. Level III 22 $120,000
ABNA ENGINEERING, INC. Level II 22 $99,238
ACURA INC. Level III 22 $107,475
AME Engineering, Inc. Level I 22 $81,000
Aon Re, Inc. Level II 22 $124,000
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level II 22 $100,250
The Bowa Group, Inc. Level III 22 $116,937
Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. Level I 22 $80,750
Civiltech Engineering, Inc. Level III 22 $109,200
Clayco, Inc. Level II 22 $101,580
GEI Consultants, Inc. Level I 22 $77,376
Geo-Solutions, Inc. Level III 24 $108,000
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Level III 22 $107,487
Gilbane Building Company Level I 22 $83,628
GRL Engineers, Inc. Level I 22 $78,390
GSG CONSULTANTS, INC Level I 22 $87,038
GSG CONSULTANTS, INC Level II 22 $92,938
GSG CONSULTANTS, INC Level IV 22 $147,500
HDR Engineering, Inc. Level I 22 $107,000
The HOH Group, Inc. Level I 22 $75,000
HR Green, Inc. Level I 22 $78,968
Ingenii, LLC Level IV 22 $125,000
InNova Consulting, Inc. Level I 22 $77,129
Keller North America, Inc. Level II 22 $98,500
Material Solutions Laboratory Corporation Level II 22 $92,040
PDF ENGINEERING LLC Level I 22 $74,256
Prime Healthcare Management, Inc. Level II 22 $90,875
Princeton Technical Services, Inc. Level II 22 $90,875
Ryan Companies US, Inc. Level III 22 $110,981
Skender Group LLC Level IV 22 $124,093
Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Level I 22 $83,387
Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Level II 22 $99,507
Structure Point LLC Level III 22 $132,000
Terracon Consultants, Inc. Level II 22 $105,438
T.Y. Lin International Level IV 22 $124,093
W.B. Olson, Inc Level II 22 $124,093
WSP USA Inc. Level II 22 $91,688
WSP USA Inc. Level III 22 $114,858
WSP USA Inc. Level IV 22 $149,074
A2N Engineering Group, PLLC Level I 11 $75,500
ABNA OF ILLINOIS, INC. Level I 11 $83,238
Accurate Group, Inc. Level I 11 $74,256
Accurate Group, Inc. Level II 11 $90,875
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Level I 11 $80,000
AG&E Associates, PLLC Level III 11 $135,000
AGGO PRO, LLC Level I 11 $86,000
APS Consulting, Inc. Level I 11 $74,256
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level I 11 $86,000
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level III 11 $115,000
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level IV 11 $165,000
ATLAS ENGINEERING GROUP, LTD Level I 11 $76,960
ATLAS ENGINEERING GROUP, LTD Level II 11 $93,600
Autumn Construction Services, Inc. Level I 11 $79,200
Baxter & Woodman, Inc. Level IV 11 $149,760
The Bowa Group, Inc. Level I 11 $82,368
Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. Level II 11 $110,000
Chicago Transit Authority Level IV 11 $135,000
City of Chicago Level III 11 $111,000
Clark Dietz, Inc. Level II 11 $90,875
Clayco, Inc. Level I 11 $80,000
Consertus, Inc. Level I 11 $74,256
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. Level I 11 $79,300
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. Level IV 11 $135,000
Datum Engineers, Inc. Level II 11 $90,875
DLZ Corporation Level I 11 $75,000
ECS Midwest, LLC Level II 11 $90,875
Engineering Services Group, Inc. Level I 11 $90,875
Engineering Systems, Inc. Level IV 11 $138,000
Fehr-Graham & Associates LLC Level I 11 $76,500
Garza Karhoff Engineering LLC Level II 11 $90,875
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Level II 11 $90,875
GFT Infrastructure, Inc. Level III 11 $107,474
GRAEF-USA, INC. Level I 11 $85,000
Graycor Industrial Constructors, Inc. Level IV 11 $132,000
gulaid consulting engineers, P.C. Level I 11 $75,000
H. Madrigal Construction Inc. Level I 11 $74,256
HDR Engineering, Inc. Level III 11 $107,474
HKS, Inc. Level IV 11 $124,093
The HOH Group, Inc. Level III 11 $224,640,000
Infrastructure Engineering Inc. Level I 11 $99,161
Infrastructure Engineering Inc. Level III 11 $107,748
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Level I 11 $81,810
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Level IV 11 $130,980
Jacobs Project Management Company Level IV 11 $130,019
KAD Engineering PLLC Level I 12 $74,257
Lakeshore Engineering, LLC Level II 11 $90,875
Lakeshore Engineering, LLC Level III 11 $107,474
LAKHANI HOSPITALITY, INC Level I 11 $74,700
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC Level II 11 $91,500
Level Construction, Inc. Level I 11 $85,000
Mackie Consultants LLC Level II 11 $90,875

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.