Illinois · 2025 pay · 56 people
How much does a stationary engineer - chief make in Illinois?
$148,850typical pay for a stationary engineer - chief in 2025
$142,800 – $167,050what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where stationary engineer - chiefs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Corrections27 people$150,400
- Department of Human Services15 people$148,300
- Department of Central Management Services6 people$146,000
- Department of Juvenile Justice2 people$153,600
- Secretary of State2 people$156,000
- Department of Veterans Affairs2 people$198,100
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum1 person$147,700
- Department of State Police1 person$133,200
Highest-paid stationary engineer - chiefs, 2025
- 1James RobinsonStationary Engineer - Chief · Department of Corrections$365,700
- 2Jermiagh DalyStationary Engineer - Chief · Department of Corrections$316,000
- 3Christopher SmithStationary Engineer - Chief · Department of Corrections$276,500
- 4Mark ShumakeStationary Engineer - Chief · Department of Corrections$253,700
- 5William MclaughlinStationary Engineer - Chief · Department of Veterans Affairs$249,800
Common questions
How much does a stationary engineer - chief make in Illinois?
The typical stationary engineer - chief was paid $148,850 in 2025; most earned between $142,800 and $167,050. This counts all 56 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Stationary Engineer - Chief, at any level (for example "Stationary Engineer - Chief"). 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