H-1B salaries in Bloomington, IL

Based on 1,490 certified H-1B filings in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$105,706
Middle 50%$91.5k–$124.8k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $122,699
Filings1,490FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,000 and $286,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,021
25th$91,474
50th (median)$105,706
75th$124,800
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $81,120 (1,506 filings) FY2021: median $91,790 (849 filings) FY2022: median $94,411 (932 filings) FY2023: median $95,160 (1,038 filings) FY2024: median $96,580 (844 filings) FY2025: median $103,127 (780 filings) FY2026: median $105,706 (710 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,506 filings FY20 FY2021: 849 filings FY21 FY2022: 932 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,038 filings FY23 FY2024: 844 filings FY24 FY2025: 780 filings FY25 FY2026: 710 filings FY26 1,506
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$81,120$67,059$91,7901,506
FY2021$91,790$72,030$96,800849
FY2022$94,411$75,887$105,000932
FY2023$95,160$77,418$104,7581,038
FY2024$96,580$82,056$112,944844
FY2025$103,127$89,731$121,118780
FY2026$105,706$94,669$128,000710

Cost of living

Bloomington's median H-1B salary of $105,706 is worth about $113,000 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$996Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Bloomington, IL MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,287Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Bloomington, IL MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)93.5Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$113,000Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesIL: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$106,000392
Programmer Analyst$87,000267
Industrial Engineer$112,087185
Systems Engineer / Architect$92,97091
Mechanical Engineer$122,22977
QA Engineer$92,46375
Systems Analyst$102,79459
Validation Engineer$138,02045
Data Scientist$96,77241
Electrical Engineer$139,31531
Database Administrator$98,40518
Occupational Therapist$66,87215
Logistician$103,75612
Physical Therapist$67,07010

By job title

Java Developer$105.7k · 13 Systems Engineer$90k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Bloomington, IL. Figure: median salary · filings.