Senior Mechanical Engineer salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$126,690
Middle 50%$120k–$140.3k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $122,229
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $104,387 and $174,621.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,529
25th$120,000
50th (median)$126,690
75th$140,348
90th$144,414

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2021: median $110,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $112,500 (27 filings) FY2023: median $109,028 (20 filings) FY2024: median $127,617 (29 filings) FY2025: median $125,233 (28 filings) FY2026: median $126,793 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 29
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$110,000$96,800$132,00013
FY2022$112,500$102,500$123,70027
FY2023$109,028$101,058$122,42920
FY2024$127,617$106,050$141,11029
FY2025$125,233$116,553$134,58128
FY2026$126,793$123,123$140,78115

Cost of living

Bloomington's median senior Mechanical Engineer salary of $126,690 is worth about $135,400 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 $126,690, 26% 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$126,74242

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.