Illinois · 2025 pay · 862 people
How much does an engineering technician make in Illinois?
$89,100typical pay for a engineering technician in 2025
$62,700 – $107,475what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗✓ Official data from Town of Normal · Matches the agency's latest release · normalil.gov ↗
Where engineering technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Engineering Technician I69 people$13,600
- Engineering Technician II31 people$46,400
- Engineering Technician III293 people$72,400
- Engineering Technician IV367 people$100,400
- Engineering Technician V102 people$104,300
Highest-paid engineering technicians, 2025
- 1Michael HarrisEngineering Technician V · Department of Transportation$260,200
- 2Steven JonesEngineering Technician III · Department of Transportation$259,500
- 3Ryan PetersenEngineering Technician IV · Department of Transportation$230,100
- 4James ScottEngineering Technician IV · Department of Transportation$224,600
- 5Charles MillerEngineering Technician IV · Department of Transportation$224,000
Common questions
How much does an engineering technician make in Illinois?
The typical engineering technician was paid $89,100 in 2025; most earned between $62,700 and $107,475. This counts all 862 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Engineering Technician, at any level (for example "Engineering Technician I"). 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