Mechanical Engineer salary in Decatur, IL

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Decatur, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Forsyth.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$81,120

Middle 50%$72k–$85.4k

vs. national median−25%comparison median $108,000

Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,642 and $111,248.

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	–	–	–	6
FY2021	$84,474	$76,922	$102,401	12
FY2022	$89,440	$85,206	$101,839	12
FY2023	$85,600	$77,097	$97,063	10
FY2024	$69,000	$64,667	$81,058	10
FY2025	$80,560	$72,405	$83,050	16
FY2026	$83,200	$72,010	$89,096	11

Decatur's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $81,120 is worth about $91,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Decatur = 88.4).

Employer	Median	Filings
Caterpillar	too few	3
Harvey Nash	too few	3
Archer Daniels Midland Company	too few	2
Axiscades	too few	2
Onward Technologies	too few	2
Pentangle Tech Services	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$67,642	$72,800	17

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.