Senior Industrial Engineer salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 74 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$121,675
Middle 50%$108.5k–$134.9k
vs. all levels here+9%comparison median $112,087
Filings74FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,962 and $165,586.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,062
25th$108,481
50th (median)$121,675
75th$134,934
90th$153,430

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2021: median $103,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $105,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $112,000 (36 filings) FY2024: median $111,395 (57 filings) FY2025: median $119,510 (53 filings) FY2026: median $123,839 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 57 filings FY24 FY2025: 53 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 57
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–––4
FY2021$103,000$95,000$138,86712
FY2022$105,000$104,500$132,50016
FY2023$112,000$105,000$135,64736
FY2024$111,395$101,142$125,00057
FY2025$119,510$107,264$133,25653
FY2026$123,839$111,829$135,26521

Cost of living

Bloomington's median senior Industrial Engineer salary of $121,675 is worth about $130,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Bloomington, IL area earned a median of $98,950 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $121,675, 23% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Rivian$123,83973

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $102,351 18
Mid-level · Level II $103,402 68
Senior · Level III $121,675 74
Expert · Level IV $131,458 23

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$66,414$102,35118
Mid-level · Level II$80,371$103,40268
Senior · Level III$97,947$121,67574
Expert · Level IV$108,285$131,45823

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.