Occupation is in demand.
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 | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $35.08 | $44.52 | $55.98 |
| Yearly | $72,970 | $92,605 | $116,439 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $23.94 | $35.53 | $46.87 |
| Yearly | $49,804 | $73,904 | $97,495 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $30.08 | $40.08 | $47.96 |
| Yearly | $62,575 | $83,358 | $99,754 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $32.50 | $41.48 | $52.40 |
| Yearly | $67,590 | $86,275 | $108,991 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $40.88 | $47.61 | $60.03 |
| Yearly | $85,039 | $99,023 | $124,858 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $33.36 | $41.68 | $51.10 |
| Yearly | $69,388 | $86,704 | $106,298 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $35.62 | $43.85 | $55.35 |
| Yearly | $74,098 | $91,216 | $115,136 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $40.24 | $46.83 | $61.09 |
| Yearly | $83,691 | $97,398 | $127,066 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $34.34 | $42.10 | $51.97 |
| Yearly | $71,429 | $87,559 | $108,098 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $35.63 | $45.92 | $55.05 |
| Yearly | $74,101 | $95,515 | $114,494 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $36.89 | $46.40 | $57.37 |
| Yearly | $76,734 | $96,512 | $119,323 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $29.41 | $37.74 | $46.22 |
| Yearly | $61,175 | $78,492 | $96,132 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $42.61 | $50.05 | $71.30 |
| Yearly | $88,626 | $104,097 | $148,294 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $27.75 | $34.99 | $42.67 |
| Yearly | $57,725 | $72,770 | $88,744 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $31.04 | $37.90 | $47.07 |
| Yearly | $64,558 | $78,827 | $97,908 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $30.87 | $42.13 | $51.06 |
| Yearly | $64,209 | $87,623 | $106,212 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $33.06 | $38.55 | $47.46 |
| Yearly | $68,775 | $80,190 | $98,713 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $42.28 | $49.42 | $62.46 |
| Yearly | $87,952 | $102,796 | $129,907 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $40.17 | $48.38 | $58.38 |
| Yearly | $83,552 | $100,633 | $121,435 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $35.62 | $43.58 | $50.99 |
| Yearly | $74,080 | $90,638 | $106,056 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $33.43 | $38.62 | $48.80 |
| Yearly | $69,543 | $80,330 | $101,503 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $36.18 | $46.86 | $59.21 |
| Yearly | $75,253 | $97,474 | $123,151 | |
| United States | Hourly | $34.56 | $43.35 | $54.99 |
| Yearly | $71,880 | $90,160 | $114,380 | |