Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$108,033
Middle 50%$104k–$115.7k
vs. all levels here−12%comparison median $122,229
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,597 and $150,916.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,737
25th$104,016
50th (median)$108,033
75th$115,686
90th$133,934

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2021: median $94,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $97,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $88,421 (14 filings) FY2025: median $107,591 (10 filings) FY2026: median $108,608 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 21
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–––2
FY2021$94,000$84,500$97,50015
FY2022$97,000$91,520$105,00021
FY2023$88,421$85,500$96,37514
FY2024–––7
FY2025$107,591$101,250$121,86510
FY2026$108,608$104,717$112,57112

Cost of living

Bloomington's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $108,033 is worth about $115,500 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 $108,033, 7% 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$108,03322

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.