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

Employers filed 103 applications covering 216 positions for this role here, at a median of $126,298 a year. 59 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 Sales 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$78,707
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$94,578
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$110,427
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$126,298

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Google LLC Level IV 77 $166,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level III 470 $110,427
Aeromak Corporation Level II 33 $105,000
ChemTreat, Inc. Level IV 33 $200,000
Databricks, Inc. Level IV 33 $144,000
Salesforce, Inc. Level III 33 $132,403
ServiceNow, Inc. Level IV 33 $126,298
CADDi Co., Ltd. Level IV 22 $140,000
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level IV 22 $144,099
Databricks, Inc. Level III 22 $127,214
Microsoft Corporation Level II 22 $159,890
Microsoft Corporation Level III 22 $171,520
Ram Molding LLC Level IV 22 $126,298
Salesforce, Inc. Level IV 22 $184,402
Snowflake Inc. Level IV 22 $132,000
VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP. (VTCR) Level II 22 $95,909
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level II 11 $135,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level III 11 $135,000
AUMOVIO Systems, Inc. f/k/a Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Level IV 11 $186,847
Autodesk, Inc. Level IV 11 $126,298
Autotech Technologies, LP Level I 11 $110,500
CA, Inc. Level IV 15 $126,298
Call Design, NA Inc. Level IV 11 $126,298
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level II 125 $106,900
CLOUDFLARE, INC. Level IV 11 $127,000
Cohesity, Inc. Level IV 11 $126,298
Couchbase, Inc. Level III 11 $111,350
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp. Level II 11 $175,497
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp. Level IV 11 $172,056
Denodo Technologies Inc. Level IV 11 $170,000
E80 Group, Inc. Level I 11 $78,707
eClinicalWorks LLC Level III 11 $116,000
Epcot Technologies Inc Level II 11 $94,578
Formic Technologies, Inc. Level II 11 $115,000
GEA North America Inc. Level III 11 $129,427
Genfare LLC Level II 11 $109,038
Hexaware Technologies, Inc. Level IV 11 $126,298
iManage LLC Level IV 11 $145,000
INTECRO ROBOTICS INC Level IV 11 $127,000
Invenergy LLC Level II 11 $104,000
JAKA Americas LLC Level II 11 $94,578
Keyence Corporation of America Level II 11 $109,400
K.R. Komarek, Inc. Level III 11 $112,184
Microsoft Corporation Level IV 11 $219,995
Molex, LLC Level IV 11 $135,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Level II 11 $94,578
New Era Technology, LLC Level IV 11 $126,298
NVIDIA Corporation Level IV 11 $184,000
Ocient Inc. Level IV 11 $247,520
Okta, Inc. Level II 11 $94,578
Okta, Inc. Level IV 11 $126,298
Onward Technologies Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
Oracle America, Inc. Level IV 120 $126,298
Overjet, Inc. Level IV 11 $250,000
PowerGEM LLC Level I 11 $78,707
Precisely Software Incorporated Level IV 11 $126,350
Quinnox, Inc. Level IV 11 $130,000
S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY Level IV 11 $156,795
Salesforce, Inc. Level II 11 $102,170
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. Level IV 11 $167,000
Sedai, Inc. Level II 11 $178,500
ServiceNow, Inc. Level III 11 $110,427
Siemens Industry Software Inc. Level II 11 $104,037
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Level IV 11 $182,263
Stripe, LLC Level IV 11 $126,298
TE Connectivity Corporation Level IV 11 $130,000
tekAssembly Corporation Level II 11 $95,000
TMEIC CORPORATION AMERICAS Level IV 11 $170,498
VISTALTECH INC Level I 11 $78,707
Westell, Inc. Level I 11 $82,000
Yash Technologies, Inc Level III 11 $111,000
Zscaler, Inc. Level IV 11 $260,000
Wiz Inc Level III 11 $125,757
ALLIED TUBE AND CONDUIT CORPORATION not stated 11 $108,470
Okta, Inc. not stated 11 $98,430

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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.