Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Chicago, Illinois earns $135,240 a year.

$135,240 / year, mean
↓ 3.5% below national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for electronics engineers, except computer — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
570
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.5%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $187,710 Santa Cruz $178,240 San Francisco $168,490 Santa Rosa $160,490 San Diego $155,740 Baltimore $153,070 Austin $152,610 Lexington Park $152,340 New York $148,770 Sacramento $148,770 Los Angeles $148,620 Trenton $148,160 Portland $145,100 Seattle $145,030 Oxnard $144,430 Santa Maria $142,530 Ann Arbor $140,810 Dallas $140,680 Philadelphia $136,110 Chicago $135,240 Utica $135,130 Albany $134,700 Bakersfield $134,510 Orlando $133,730 Vallejo $132,730 Port St. Lucie $132,660 Sarasota $132,330 Houston $132,290 Riverside $131,310 San Antonio $129,990 Syracuse $128,930 Midland $127,980 Palm Bay $125,770 Ocala $125,050 Bloomington $124,340 Scranton $124,210 Waco $123,950 Allentown $123,320 Detroit $123,050 Miami $122,970 Pittsburgh $122,750 Fresno $122,200 Bremerton $121,150 Killeen $121,060 Grand Rapids $120,790 Kiryas Joel $120,780 Binghamton $120,450 Charlottesville $119,560 Beaumont $119,390 Salem $119,080 Crestview $118,320 College Station $117,870 Panama City $117,350 Jacksonville $116,760 Kennewick $115,270 Tampa $114,980 Virginia Beach $114,920 Richmond $114,670 Indianapolis $114,320 Lansing $114,260 Buffalo $112,440 Louisville $111,110 Deltona $110,700 Gainesville $110,240 San Luis Obispo $109,780 El Paso $109,710 Spokane $109,420 Modesto $109,220 Rochester $109,160 Fort Myers $109,100 Pensacola $108,960 Lakeland $108,840 Eugene $107,140 Lexington $106,060 Harrisburg $105,690 Fort Wayne $102,260 Corpus Christi $101,450 Roanoke $100,790 York $100,100 Tyler $99,590 Naples $99,560 Evansville $96,040
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Albany, New York$134,700-0.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$123,320-8.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$140,810+4.1%
Austin, Texas$152,610+12.8%
Bakersfield, California$134,510-0.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$153,070+13.2%
Beaumont, Texas$119,390-11.7%
Binghamton, New York$120,450-10.9%
Bloomington, Illinois$124,340-8.1%
Bremerton, Washington$121,150-10.4%
Buffalo, New York$112,440-16.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$109,100-19.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$119,560-11.6%
College Station, Texas$117,870-12.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$101,450-25.0%
Crestview, Florida$118,320-12.5%
Dallas, Texas$140,680+4.0%
Deltona, Florida$110,700-18.1%
Detroit, Michigan$123,050-9.0%
El Paso, Texas$109,710-18.9%
Eugene, Oregon$107,140-20.8%
Evansville, Indiana$96,040-29.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$102,260-24.4%
Fresno, California$122,200-9.6%
Gainesville, Florida$110,240-18.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$120,790-10.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$105,690-21.9%
Houston, Texas$132,290-2.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$114,320-15.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$116,760-13.7%
Kennewick, Washington$115,270-14.8%
Killeen, Texas$121,060-10.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$120,780-10.7%
Lakeland, Florida$108,840-19.5%
Lansing, Michigan$114,260-15.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$106,060-21.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$152,340+12.6%
Los Angeles, California$148,620+9.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$111,110-17.8%
Miami, Florida$122,970-9.1%
Midland, Texas$127,980-5.4%
Modesto, California$109,220-19.2%
Naples, Florida$99,560-26.4%
New York, New York$148,770+10.0%
Sarasota, Florida$132,330-2.2%
Ocala, Florida$125,050-7.5%
Orlando, Florida$133,730-1.1%
Oxnard, California$144,430+6.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$125,770-7.0%
Panama City, Florida$117,350-13.2%
Pensacola, Florida$108,960-19.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$136,110+0.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$122,750-9.2%
Portland, Oregon$145,100+7.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$132,660-1.9%
Richmond, Virginia$114,670-15.2%
Riverside, California$131,310-2.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$100,790-25.5%
Rochester, New York$109,160-19.3%
Sacramento, California$148,770+10.0%
Salem, Oregon$119,080-11.9%
San Antonio, Texas$129,990-3.9%
San Diego, California$155,740+15.2%
San Francisco, California$168,490+24.6%
San Jose, California$187,710+38.8%
San Luis Obispo, California$109,780-18.8%
Santa Cruz, California$178,240+31.8%
Santa Maria, California$142,530+5.4%
Santa Rosa, California$160,490+18.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$124,210-8.2%
Seattle, Washington$145,030+7.2%
Spokane, Washington$109,420-19.1%
Syracuse, New York$128,930-4.7%
Tampa, Florida$114,980-15.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$148,160+9.6%
Tyler, Texas$99,590-26.4%
Utica, New York$135,130-0.1%
Vallejo, California$132,730-1.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$114,920-15.0%
Waco, Texas$123,950-8.3%
York, Pennsylvania$100,100-26.0%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
135,240/yr
Estimated take-home
97,149/yr
Est. total withheld
28.2%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-2072 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555