Systems Engineer salary in Peoria, IL

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Peoria, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chillicothe, East Peoria, Mossville, Dunlap.

Median salary$91,895
Middle 50%$83.8k–$99.7k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $111,112
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,439 and $123,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,579
25th$83,847
50th (median)$91,895
75th$99,674
90th$121,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2021: median $76,326 (10 filings) FY2022: median $80,829 (15 filings) FY2023: median $87,308 (16 filings) FY2024: median $70,020 (13 filings) FY2025: median $87,360 (13 filings) FY2026: median $93,330 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 16
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–––7
FY2021$76,326$66,410$81,57810
FY2022$80,829$73,487$98,21315
FY2023$87,308$75,000$94,73016
FY2024$70,020$68,224$84,44813
FY2025$87,360$83,429$97,03213
FY2026$93,330$85,100$115,00013

Cost of living

Peoria's median Systems Engineer salary of $91,895 is worth about $100,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Peoria = 91.2).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Automotive Roboticstoo few3
BrightSharks Engineering Servicestoo few3
Virtusense Technologiestoo few3
S3Staffingusatoo few2
Tada Cognitive Solutionstoo few2
Veenus Infotechstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $91,000 15
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.