Civil Engineer Salary in Illinois
Median annual pay in Illinois
$99,760
$47.96/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Illinois
$99,802
Regional Price Parity: 99.958 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): −$1,080 (−1.1%)
Illinois ranks 22nd of 51 states by median pay, and 30th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $69,590 | $33.46 |
| 25th percentile | $79,650 | $38.29 |
| Median | $99,760 | $47.96 |
| 75th percentile | $125,990 | $60.57 |
| 90th percentile | $157,410 | $75.68 |
Employment
- Employment in Illinois
- 13,910
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Illinois
- $99,760
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- −$1,080 (−1.1%)
Cost of living
$99,760 ÷ 99.958 × 100 = $99,802
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | ||
| 20th | $100,220 | $100,413 28th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 21st | $100,170 | $115,200 2nd |
| Illinois This page | ||
| 22nd | $99,760 | $99,802 30th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 23rd | $99,300 | $97,086 40th |
| Alabama | ||
| 24th | $99,010 | $111,469 8th |
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Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
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$81,780/year Illinois
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Transportation Engineers
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Civil Engineers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in Indiana
$98,270/year Indiana
- Civil Engineer salary in Iowa
$96,430/year Iowa
- Civil Engineer salary in Kentucky
$100,930/year Kentucky
- Civil Engineer salary in Michigan
$92,100/year Michigan
- Civil Engineer salary in Missouri
$92,750/year Missouri
- Civil Engineer salary in Wisconsin
$94,600/year Wisconsin
- Civil Engineer salary in the U.S.
$100,840/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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