Illinois · 2025 pay · 245 people
How much does a stationary engineer make in Illinois?
$135,900typical pay for a stationary engineer in 2025
$125,500 – $158,200what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where stationary engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Human Services69 people$139,500
- Secretary of State56 people$132,600
- Department of Central Management Services51 people$140,900
- Department of Corrections39 people$151,500
- Department of Veterans Affairs13 people$158,200
- Department of Juvenile Justice8 people$150,100
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum6 people$123,650
- Department of State Police3 people$129,200
Highest-paid stationary engineers, 2025
- 1Shawn SandersStationary Engineer · Department of Corrections$332,500
- 2Joseph JonesStationary Engineer · Department of Corrections$307,300
- 3David AndersonStationary Engineer · Department of Human Services$290,500
- 4Thomas ShawStationary Engineer · Department of Corrections$271,900
- 5Mark GregoryStationary Engineer · Department of Corrections$267,900
Common questions
How much does a stationary engineer make in Illinois?
The typical stationary engineer was paid $135,900 in 2025; most earned between $125,500 and $158,200. This counts all 245 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Stationary Engineer, at any level (for example "Stationary 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