Illinois · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a network engineer make in Illinois?
$87,700typical pay for a network engineer in 2025
$83,500 – $96,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 5.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where network engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid network engineers, 2025
- 1James ThomasNetwork Engineer · Mathematics and Science Academy$112,900
- 2Jodie DickersonNetwork Engineer · Courts$103,700
- 3Ryan SandersNetwork Engineer · House of Representatives (C)$88,300
- 4Joshua MontgomeryNetwork Engineer · Courts$87,700
- 5Arthur MichniewiczNetwork Engineer · State Toll Highway Authority$85,400
Common questions
How much does a network engineer make in Illinois?
The typical network engineer was paid $87,700 in 2025; most earned between $83,500 and $96,000. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Network Engineer, at any level (for example "Network 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