Engineering Jobs in Illinois

Engineering hiring in Illinois: the current picture

There are 373 engineering openings in Illinois. Employers added at least 41 new engineering postings in Illinois in the past week — more than a tenth of everything currently live.

No single employer dominates — the three biggest recruiters (AECOM2, Northrop Grumman, Northern Trust) together hold only about 16% of listings. Chicago has the deepest pool (220 openings), followed by Rolling Meadows (18) and Buffalo Grove (10). Of postings that specify a schedule, 98% are full-time. 33 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (9%) of the market.

Posted pay in Illinois runs below the national mix for engineering work: 61% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 77% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $116,000 here, compared with roughly $134,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in Illinois at $102,000 (median $99,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.