Expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Median salary$134,763
Middle 50%$134.6k–$138.3k
vs. all levels here+45%comparison median $92,970
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $134,597 and $171,091.
PercentileSalary
10th$134,597
25th$134,639
50th (median)$134,763
75th$138,327
90th$169,550

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $97,136 (15 filings) FY2022: median $115,918 (13 filings) FY2023: median $121,430 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 15
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$97,136$76,710$108,63615
FY2021–––9
FY2022$115,918$82,181$141,00013
FY2023$121,430$111,715$152,16111
FY2024–––4
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Bloomington's median expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $134,763 is worth about $144,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bloomington = 93.5).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
HCLTechtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $89,731 52
Senior · Level III $112,174 23
Expert · Level IV $134,763 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$89,149$89,73152
Senior · Level III$111,966$112,17423
Expert · Level IV$134,763$134,76314

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.