H-1B salaries in Peoria, IL

Based on 1,630 certified H-1B filings in the Peoria, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$95,680
Middle 50%$81.4k–$114.5k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $122,699
Filings1,630FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $468,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,866
25th$81,390
50th (median)$95,680
75th$114,525
90th$135,020

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $81,648 (804 filings) FY2021: median $89,107 (737 filings) FY2022: median $91,520 (883 filings) FY2023: median $94,411 (757 filings) FY2024: median $92,000 (730 filings) FY2025: median $95,797 (878 filings) FY2026: median $95,453 (752 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 804 filings FY20 FY2021: 737 filings FY21 FY2022: 883 filings FY22 FY2023: 757 filings FY23 FY2024: 730 filings FY24 FY2025: 878 filings FY25 FY2026: 752 filings FY26 883
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$81,648$70,845$97,989804
FY2021$89,107$74,880$103,064737
FY2022$91,520$77,792$108,680883
FY2023$94,411$77,979$109,886757
FY2024$92,000$76,700$108,519730
FY2025$95,797$80,000$113,443878
FY2026$95,453$83,150$115,250752

Cost of living

Peoria's median H-1B salary of $95,680 is worth about $104,900 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$961Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Peoria, IL MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,212Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Peoria, IL MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)91.2Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$104,900Median 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$98,000401
Mechanical Engineer$100,298201
Electrical Engineer$98,550159
Physician$77,098116
Systems Engineer / Architect$93,538115
Industrial Engineer$95,11874
Data Scientist$86,50068
QA Engineer$83,72068
Validation Engineer$91,12558
Occupational Therapist$70,29436
Physical Therapist$79,92436
Programmer Analyst$71,46932
Systems Analyst$83,30420
Medical School Professor$259,52415
Management Consultant$76,46114

By job title

Systems Engineer$91.9k · 26

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