Illinois · 2025 pay · 64 people
How much does a civil engineer trainee make in Illinois?
$30,150typical pay for a civil engineer trainee in 2025
$24,700 – $34,825what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 26.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where civil engineer trainees work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Civil Engineer Trainee (this page)$30,150 (everyone)
- Civil Engineer$114,000 (everyone)
Highest-paid civil engineer trainees, 2025
- 1Salman ShahnawazCivil Engineer Trainee · Department of Transportation$76,600
- 2Murhaf KuaidiCivil Engineer Trainee · Department of Transportation$76,500
- 3Sergio SernaCivil Engineer Trainee · Department of Transportation$67,000
- 4Chan SonCivil Engineer Trainee · Department of Transportation$65,600
- 5Vedant KaleCivil Engineer Trainee · Department of Transportation$59,300
Common questions
How much does a civil engineer trainee make in Illinois?
The typical civil engineer trainee was paid $30,150 in 2025; most earned between $24,700 and $34,825. This counts all 64 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Civil Engineer Trainee, at any level (for example "Civil Engineer Trainee"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this