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Mechanical Engineers

Mechanical Engineers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer and the engineer's level of training and responsibility.

Mechanical engineers usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, health and life insurance, and a retirement plan.

Mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $39.84 $49.25 $61.48
Yearly $82,883 $102,440 $127,873
    Champaign Area Hourly $39.53 $48.27 $55.66
Yearly $82,215 $100,390 $115,775
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $37.39 $42.71 $50.40
Yearly $77,767 $88,847 $104,848
    Cook County Hourly $40.05 $49.12 $62.81
Yearly $83,301 $102,173 $130,642
    Decatur Area Hourly $39.74 $49.44 $56.28
Yearly $82,661 $102,825 $117,065
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $41.22 $51.05 $61.33
Yearly $85,744 $106,177 $127,583
    Du Page County Hourly $40.98 $49.78 $61.82
Yearly $85,253 $103,526 $128,583
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $38.57 $45.97 $59.56
Yearly $80,235 $95,620 $123,869
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $32.40 $40.56 $42.11
Yearly $67,377 $84,381 $87,599
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $37.48 $45.27 $53.34
Yearly $77,968 $94,168 $110,950
    Lake County Hourly $42.30 $50.00 $60.78
Yearly $87,973 $104,006 $126,427
    McHenry County Hourly $39.26 $48.36 $56.24
Yearly $81,648 $100,578 $116,969
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $35.95 $40.80 $50.05
Yearly $74,771 $84,857 $104,122
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $45.09 $56.30 $64.60
Yearly $93,784 $117,105 $134,367
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $35.95 $40.81 $49.35
Yearly $74,779 $84,876 $102,649
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $41.64 $52.69 $63.78
Yearly $86,610 $109,613 $132,664
    Rockford Area Hourly $38.81 $45.91 $51.81
Yearly $80,718 $95,509 $107,757
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $34.94 $38.91 $43.26
Yearly $72,676 $80,931 $89,987
    Springfield Area Hourly $37.75 $46.15 $51.49
Yearly $78,518 $96,005 $107,113
    Vermilion County Hourly $37.93 $50.19 $51.20
Yearly $78,891 $104,392 $106,496
    Will County Hourly $42.34 $51.54 $64.14
Yearly $88,068 $107,206 $133,400
United States Hourly $39.33 $49.19 $62.64
Yearly $81,800 $102,320 $130,290

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.