Industrial Engineers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$107,040avg. a year
$51.46 an hour · 12,750 employed
Industrial Engineers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $107,040 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $105,820. The U.S. average is $109,900.
$101,760Median pay
$51.46Average hourly
+1%vs. Illinois average
12,750Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for industrial engineers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 10.
11,500 jobs
Peoria, IL
$121,200
$58.27 an hour
280 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$115,430
$55.49 an hour
32,580 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$107,430
$51.65 an hour
41,190 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$104,850
$50.41 an hour
560 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$104,320
$50.15 an hour
6860 jobs
Rockford, IL
$98,280
$47.25 an hour
7
Bloomington, IL
$96,490
$46.39 an hour
8110 jobs
Springfield, IL
$96,440
$46.37 an hour
980 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$94,330
$45.35 an hour
10200 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$91,520
$44.00 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineers | $106,540 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $109,570 |
| Electrical Engineers | $118,210 |
| Engineers, All Other | $118,990 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $135,240 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $139,310 |
Questions and answers
How much do industrial engineers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $107,040 a year, and the median is $101,760. About 12,750 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $105,820.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.20 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 17-2112. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.