Salaries / Civil Engineers / Chicago
Civil Engineers salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 225 certified H-1B applications for civil engineers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 123 employers.
The middle half of offers were $83,000 to $114,000 a year, with a median of $93,500: 2% below the national median for this job ($95,000).
The most common wage level was Level I (37% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $73,424 at Level I and $89,898 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 37% | $73,424 |
| Level II (qualified) | 29% | $89,898 |
| Level III (experienced) | 19% | $106,371 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 15% | $122,845 |
Who sponsors civil engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayco, Inc. | 9 | $124,000 | 28 |
| Gsg Consultants, Inc | 7 | $91,000 | 3 |
| GFT Infrastructure, Inc. | 6 | $74,500 | — |
| WSP USA Inc. | 6 | $115,000 | 99 |
| T.Y. Lin International | 5 | $108,000 | 5 |
| Rubinos And Mesia Engineers, Inc. | 5 | $107,500 | 2 |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | 4 | $107,000 | 24 |
| Skender Group LLC | 4 | $122,500 | 2 |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | 4 | $94,000 | 16 |
| ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC | 4 | $112,500 | 1 |
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 4 | $107,500 | 3 |
| Pdf Engineering Llc | 4 | $91,000 | — |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 4 | $94,000 | 49 |
| Princeton Technical Services, Inc. | 4 | $82,500 | — |
| Atlas Technical Consultants LLC | 4 | $95,000 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Project Engineer, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Project Manager, Field Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Staff Engineer, Transportation Engineer (Civil).
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.