Visa Wage Index

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

Employers filed 222 applications covering 222 positions for this role here, at a median of $105,000 a year. 164 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 Mechanical 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$73,341
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$90,106
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$106,870
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$123,635

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Traton R&D US LLC Level IV 1212 $150,649
Gamma Technologies LLC Level III 88 $106,870
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC Level II 77 $90,106
Caresoft Global Technologies Inc Level II 44 $100,694
CNH Industrial America LLC Level II 44 $115,995
SAI Advanced Power Solutions Inc. Level II 44 $90,106
CNH Industrial America LLC Level IV 33 $129,900
HCL AMERICA INC Level III 33 $106,870
Hengli America Corporation Level I 33 $85,000
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Level II 33 $105,000
SCHMOLL AMERICA INC Level I 33 $75,629
WSP USA BUILDINGS INC. Level III 33 $117,749
3S INFOTECH LLC Level III 22 $107,000
Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, Inc. Level I 22 $83,450
Broderson Manufacturing Corporation Level IV 22 $3,286,000
Caresoft Global Technologies Inc Level III 22 $106,870
CNH Industrial America LLC Level III 22 $112,432
Eirich Machines, Inc. Level I 22 $73,341
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC Level II 22 $88,798
Gamma Technologies LLC Level II 22 $90,106
Global Economic Advantage Inc. Level I 22 $73,341
J.T. MAGEN & COMPANY, INC. Level II 22 $90,106
Knowles Electronics, LLC Level IV 22 $136,500
Nemera US Holdings Level II 22 $109,927
Northwestern University Level I 22 $63,295
Open Avenues Foundation Level II 22 $90,106
Powell Electrical Systems, Inc. - USA Level II 22 $97,675
Renewance, Incorporated Level II 22 $105,000
Tata Consultancy Services Limited Level II 22 $90,106
TOLEAD LOGISTICS ORD Level III 22 $124,500
Traton R&D US LLC Level I 22 $111,390
Traton R&D US LLC Level III 22 $114,207
UOP LLC Level IV 22 $130,517
VEROTECH SOLUTIONS, LLC Level II 22 $91,520
viaPhoton, Inc. Level II 22 $91,000
Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. Level I 22 $75,109
Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. Level II 22 $90,618
Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects LLC Level IV 11 $140,000
Alstom Transportation Inc. Level II 11 $115,000
Amos Industries, Inc. Level I 11 $73,341
ArcelorMittal USA Research LLC Level II 11 $90,813
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC Level II 11 $104,000
ARCO National Construction LLC Level II 11 $104,000
Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine Level I 11 $103,780
AUTOMANN, INC. Level II 11 $90,106
BAPS INVESTORS GROUP LLC Level II 11 $90,106
Barry Callebaut USA LLC Level III 11 $137,000
BBS AUTOMATION CHICAGO, INC. Level II 11 $91,255
Beam Global Level III 11 $140,000
Benetech, Inc. Level I 11 $90,250
Benetech, Inc. Level II 11 $90,250
Berg Engineering Consultants, Ltd. Level II 11 $91,200
Blachford Investments Inc. Level III 11 $107,000
Bodorlaser Inc. Level I 11 $75,000
Brake Parts Inc LLC Level II 11 $97,900
Burton Medical, LLC Level II 11 $110,000
Camburas & Theodore, Ltd. Level II 11 $94,973
cGMP Consulting Inc. Level II 11 $90,106
Cobalt Integration, LLC Level IV 11 $137,000
Commonwealth Edison, An Exelon Company Level II 11 $90,106
CS2 Design Group, LLC Level III 11 $110,000
Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLC Level III 11 $198,274
Electronic Tech Renewal LLC Level I 11 $73,341
Eli Lilly and Company Level III 11 $150,000
Elkay Plumbing Products Company Level II 11 $139,000
Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. Level I 11 $73,341
FCI USA LLC Level IV 11 $131,340
Flowserve US Company Level II 11 $99,758
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Level III 11 $112,680
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Level IV 11 $125,362
G&W Electric Company Level III 11 $120,060
Gamma Technologies LLC Level IV 11 $123,635
Global Gear LLC Level II 11 $90,106
Graphic Packaging International, LLC Level II 11 $91,000
HCL AMERICA INC Level II 11 $90,106
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. Level III 11 $106,870
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC Level II 11 $110,000
Hydro Inc. and its Subsidiaries Level III 11 $110,250
ICU Medical, Inc. Level IV 11 $123,635
Illinois Institute of Technology Level II 11 $91,520
Institute of Gas Technology Level III 11 $143,000
INTECRO ROBOTICS INC Level IV 11 $127,000
Intellectt Inc Level I 11 $79,040
INTELLECTT, INC. Level II 11 $91,520
Intellectt Inc Level III 11 $108,160
Intellectt Inc Level IV 11 $156,000
KIDIX Driver Development USA LLC Level II 11 $90,106
Knowles Electronics, LLC Level I 11 $125,000
L&T Technology Services Limited Level III 11 $106,870
La Marche Mfg. Co. Level I 11 $85,200
Leidos Engineering, LLC Level II 11 $91,000
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. Level IV 11 $125,362
Master Molded Products LLC Level I 11 $73,341
Microsoft Corporation Level I 11 $136,323
Milhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc. Level IV 11 $123,635
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, Inc. Level IV 11 $131,027
Molex, LLC Level I 11 $100,000
Olympus Controls Corp. Level I 11 $92,700
ONWARD TECHNOLOGIES INC Level II 11 $90,106
OROCHEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC Level II 11 $90,106

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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.