Expert Electrical Engineer salary in Peoria, IL

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Peoria, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chillicothe, East Peoria, Mossville, Chilicothe, Chililicothe.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$113,485

Middle 50%$111.7k–$115.9k

vs. all levels here+15%comparison median $98,550

Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $111,675 and $143,901.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$111,675
25th	$111,675
50th (median)	$113,485
75th	$115,856
90th	$120,293

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	1
FY2021	–	–	–	2
FY2022	–	–	–	1
FY2023	–	–	–	9
FY2024	$103,293	$103,293	$108,969	27
FY2025	$115,856	$115,856	$115,856	20
FY2026	$111,675	$111,675	$111,675	22

Cost of living

Peoria's median expert Electrical Engineer salary of $113,485 is worth about $124,400 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 $113,485, 12% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Caterpillar	$111,675	37
Harvey Nash	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$68,515	$72,280	15
Mid-level · Level II	$85,405	$85,405	63
Senior · Level III	$98,550	$100,069	35
Expert · Level IV	$111,675	$113,485	42

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.