Mechanical Engineer salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 77 certified H-1B filings in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$122,229
Middle 50%$110k–$134k
vs. national median+13%comparison median $108,000
Filings77FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,203 and $170,803.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,704
25th$110,000
50th (median)$122,229
75th$134,000
90th$145,631

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2021: median $94,141 (35 filings) FY2022: median $102,000 (55 filings) FY2023: median $101,100 (38 filings) FY2024: median $106,065 (42 filings) FY2025: median $123,095 (41 filings) FY2026: median $120,623 (36 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 55 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 42 filings FY24 FY2025: 41 filings FY25 FY2026: 36 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–––6
FY2021$94,141$84,000$111,50035
FY2022$102,000$93,291$118,00055
FY2023$101,100$88,816$113,75038
FY2024$106,065$95,000$134,69842
FY2025$123,095$109,886$132,31041
FY2026$120,623$111,098$136,22936

Cost of living

Bloomington's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $122,229 is worth about $130,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Bloomington, IL area earned a median of $100,500 in May 2025 (100 employed). The H-1B median here is $122,229, 22% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Rivian$122,49573
Yinlun TDItoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $108,033 22
Senior · Level III $126,690 43
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$85,342$108,03322
Senior · Level III$97,198$126,69043

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.