Visa Wage Index

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

Employers filed 137 applications covering 137 positions for this role here, at a median of $116,672 a year. 91 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 Electrical 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$78,749
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$98,613
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$118,498
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$138,362

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
SAI Advanced Power Solutions Inc. Level II 66 $98,613
Traton R&D US LLC Level IV 44 $145,110
Commonwealth Edison, An Exelon Company Level II 33 $98,613
K&A Engineering Consulting, P.C. Level I 33 $78,749
KCS Corporation Level II 33 $98,613
Yaskawa America, Inc. Level II 33 $98,613
Black & Veatch Corporation Level I 22 $82,171
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC Level II 22 $99,504
Genfare LLC Level III 22 $127,500
HDR Engineering, Inc. Level III 22 $130,000
Masonite Corporation Level II 22 $98,613
Mead and Hunt, Inc. Level II 22 $115,000
Milhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc. Level IV 22 $151,681
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation Level I 22 $95,337
New Insight Engineering LLC. Level I 22 $85,000
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Level III 22 $134,249
WELLS PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES, INC. Level II 22 $99,840
AME Engineering, Inc. Level I 11 $81,000
AMPEL, INC. Level I 11 $87,100
Ampirical Solutions, LLC Level IV 11 $138,362
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level I 11 $92,400
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level IV 11 $145,000
AUMOVIO Systems, Inc. f/k/a Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Level II 11 $116,668
Blackcurrant, Inc. Level II 11 $99,000
Bodorlaser Inc. Level I 11 $85,000
Clune Construction Company, LP Level III 11 $138,362
CNH Industrial America LLC Level III 11 $123,000
Commonwealth Edison, An Exelon Company Level III 11 $118,498
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. D/B/A AUMOVIO Level II 11 $116,668
CPC TECHNOLOGIES LLC Level II 11 $98,613
Cyberbridge International, Inc. d/b/a Creospan, Inc. Level III 11 $118,498
David Mason & Associates Level III 11 $133,500
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc. Level III 11 $119,000
EN Engineering, LLC Level I 11 $78,749
Fagor Automation Corporation Level I 11 $78,800
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION USA INC. Level II 11 $113,100
GE GRID SOLUTIONS LLC Level II 11 $140,000
GFT Infrastructure, Inc. Level IV 11 $138,362
Giga Energy Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
Global Technology Associates, LLC Level II 11 $98,613
Greif Packaging LLC Level III 11 $128,407
HDR Engineering, Inc. Level I 11 $80,018
HECATE ENERGY LLC Level III 11 $166,400
Highland Baking Company Level II 11 $98,613
The HOH Group, Inc. Level I 11 $79,987
INEOS Styrolution America LLC Level IV 11 $140,000
International Motors, LLC Level IV 11 $142,000
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. Level IV 11 $145,000
Invenergy LLC Level IV 11 $138,362
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Level IV 11 $156,000
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. Level II 11 $98,613
Jupiter Power LLC Level II 11 $100,000
Jupiter Power LLC Level III 11 $180,000
K&A Services LLC Level I 11 $82,550
KAD Engineering PLLC Level I 11 $78,750
KDM Engineering, LLC Level I 11 $80,000
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. Level I 11 $100,140
Life Fitness, LLC Level II 11 $117,000
Madison Scientific Inc. Level II 11 $139,000
Mega Circuit Inc. Level II 11 $120,000
The Middleby Corporation Level I 11 $78,749
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation Level II 11 $128,856
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Level III 11 $118,498
Molex, LLC Level III 11 $118,498
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC Level III 11 $118,498
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC Level IV 11 $138,362
ND Paper, Inc. Level I 11 $85,238
Nidec Mobility America Corporation Level I 11 $90,000
Nidec Mobility America Corporation Level II 11 $99,000
Olsun Electrics Corporation Level I 11 $85,000
Quanta Technology LLC Level II 11 $110,000
Quanta Technology LLC Level III 11 $119,700
Quanta Technology LLC Level IV 11 $160,000
Renewance, Incorporated Level I 11 $105,000
RMS Energy Co., LLC Level II 11 $109,999
S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY Level II 11 $148,238
S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY Level III 11 $119,025
Sargent & Lundy LLC Level III 11 $118,498
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Level II 11 $118,498
Scientel Solutions LLC Level I 11 $89,807
ScrubAir Systems Inc. Level IV 11 $140,000
Sky View Ventures LLC Level II 11 $110,000
Skyview Ventures LLC Level II 11 $110,000
SoCore Engineering LLC Level II 11 $98,613
Stanley Consultants, Inc. Level IV 11 $138,500
Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Level I 11 $113,318
Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Level III 11 $133,203
STERLING ENGINEERING, INC. Level II 11 $98,634
STMICROELECTRONICS,INC Level IV 11 $138,362
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Level IV 11 $144,188
TagoreTech Inc. Level II 11 $117,600
Telecom Technology Services, Inc. Level I 11 $787,749
Tempel Steel Company Level III 11 $118,498
Traton R&D US LLC Level III 11 $137,914
TRUMPF Inc. Level IV 11 $139,000
UL LLC Level I 11 $78,749
UOP LLC Level II 11 $112,951
Vastek Inc Level I 11 $78,749
Yaskawa America, Inc. Level I 11 $79,000
exp U.S. Services Inc. Level IV 11 $132,912

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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.