Illinois · 2025 pay · 13 people
How much does an electrical engineer make in Illinois?
$105,800typical pay for a electrical engineer in 2025
$101,600 – $123,900what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 11.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where electrical engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid electrical engineers, 2025
- 1Long TranElectrical Engineer V · Department of Transportation$220,700
- 2Roland TomsonsElectrical Engineer III · Department of Transportation$152,500
- 3Tony GodinhoElectrical Engineer III · Department of Transportation$146,400
- 4Amir CubicElectrical Engineer III · Department of Transportation$123,900
- 5Michael PoulterElectrical Engineer III · Department of Transportation$123,900
Common questions
How much does an electrical engineer make in Illinois?
The typical electrical engineer was paid $105,800 in 2025; most earned between $101,600 and $123,900. This counts all 13 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Electrical Engineer, at any level (for example "Electrical Engineer"). 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