Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 52 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Median salary$89,731
Middle 50%$89.2k–$90k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $92,970
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,149 and $133,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,149
25th$89,200
50th (median)$89,731
75th$90,000
90th$123,202

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $63,440 (47 filings) FY2021: median $68,640 (55 filings) FY2022: median $66,800 (35 filings) FY2023: median $65,000 (35 filings) FY2024: median $80,267 (52 filings) FY2025: median $89,731 (23 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 47 filings FY20 FY2021: 55 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 52 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 55
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$63,440$62,500$74,72947
FY2021$68,640$62,357$81,24755
FY2022$66,800$64,771$81,54035
FY2023$65,000$64,771$80,26735
FY2024$80,267$80,267$80,87552
FY2025$89,731$89,731$89,73123
FY2026$90,000$89,149$92,97029

Cost of living

Bloomington's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $89,731 is worth about $95,900 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Fidelis Software Solutionstoo few9
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few9
Cognizanttoo few8
Infosystoo few8
LTIMindtreetoo few5
CC Servicestoo few3

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.