Data Engineer salary in Illinois

Data Engineers working in Illinois earn normally around 134,700 USD per year and most of the Data salaries are between 90,000 USD and 201,000 USD per year.

If you earn less than 90,000 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Data Engineer job in Illinois.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median Data Engineer salary in Illinois

The average salary for Data Engineers in Illinois is 146,800 USD per year, while the median salary is 134,700 USD per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Data Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 134,700 USD and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

Data Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in Illinois

The top 25% best earning Data Engineers earn more than 171,600 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 201,000 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Data Engineers earn less than 121,200 USD per year and 10% earn less than 90,000 USD.

Data salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for Data Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in Illinois, but you can select a different state below: