Entry-level Electrical Engineer salary in Peoria, IL

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Peoria, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chillicothe, East Peoria, Mossville, Chilicothe, Chililicothe.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$72,280
Middle 50%$70k–$80.1k
vs. all levels here−27%comparison median $98,550
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,515 and $85,390.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,565
25th$70,000
50th (median)$72,280
75th$80,080
90th$83,629

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,882 (15 filings) FY2021: median $75,910 (16 filings) FY2023: median $82,118 (10 filings) FY2025: median $70,720 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 16
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$60,882$60,882$72,28015
FY2021$75,910$71,589$83,72016
FY2022–––8
FY2023$82,118$70,356$82,14210
FY2024–––8
FY2025$70,720$69,320$76,44011
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Peoria's median entry-level Electrical Engineer salary of $72,280 is worth about $79,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Peoria = 91.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Peoria, IL area earned a median of $101,500 in May 2025 (160 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,280, 29% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Cullerton Grouptoo few3
BrightSharks Engineering Servicestoo few2
Compusoft Integrated Solutionstoo few2
Servotechtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,280 15
Mid-level · Level II $85,405 63
Senior · Level III $100,069 35
Expert · Level IV $113,485 42

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$68,515$72,28015
Mid-level · Level II$85,405$85,40563
Senior · Level III$98,550$100,06935
Expert · Level IV$111,675$113,48542

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.