DOL Verified Employer

Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Mechanical Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 280 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$65,135
40 DOL filings
IL Approval Rate 83.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$65,135
Certified filings
DOL Filings
40
Certified: 234
Unique Job Titles
57
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
83.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 40 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$48,797$59,467$65,135$81,806$95,920
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
-2.9%

Illinois Tool Works Inc. pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Industrial Engineers 43 $68,141 -32.6%
$64,854$64,854$68,141$81,952$81,952
Mechanical Engineers 40 $65,135 -36.3%
$59,467$59,467$65,135$81,806$81,806
17-2141.00 28 $83,000 N/A
$76,586$76,586$83,000$92,000$92,000
17-2112.00 21 $86,209 N/A
$78,400$78,400$86,209$91,936$91,936
Marketing Managers 11 $78,888 -51%
$68,058$68,058$78,888$85,779$85,779
Purchasing Managers 10 $111,811 -19.9%
$60,445$60,445$111,811$131,810$131,810
Human Resources Managers 10 $78,323 -44.1%
$60,923$60,923$78,323$93,704$93,704
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9 $90,740 -45.9%
$88,211$88,211$90,740$106,933$106,933
11-9041.00 9 $117,810 N/A
$117,187$117,187$117,810$140,000$140,000
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9 $59,717 -22.4%
$51,813$51,813$59,717$68,474$68,474
Chemists 7 $69,899 -16.9%
$59,467$59,467$69,899$79,685$79,685
41-9031.00 7 $101,603 N/A
$96,000$96,000$101,603$110,000$110,000
Industrial Production Managers 6 $100,558 -17.2%
$80,000$80,000$100,558$103,418$103,418
Sales Engineers 6 $72,634 -40.2%
$68,765$68,765$72,634$105,000$105,000
Financial Managers 3 $146,859 -9.2%
$130,936$130,936$146,859$162,781$162,781
15-1121 3 $59,779 N/A
$57,408$57,408$59,779$62,109$62,109
17-2112.02 3 $88,442 N/A
$85,072$85,072$88,442$110,000$110,000
17-2112.03 3 $90,000 N/A
$88,000$88,000$90,000$95,000$95,000
General and Operations Managers 2 $105,581 +2.6%
$90,334$90,334$105,581$120,827$120,827
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3051.01 2 $105,622 N/A
$101,462$101,462$105,622$109,782$109,782
11-3071.00 2 $126,750 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1023 2 $55,432 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Logisticians 2 $55,952 -30.8%
$49,650$49,650$55,952$62,254$62,254
13-2051.00 2 $73,598 N/A
$61,000$61,000$73,598$86,195$86,195
15-1132 2 $71,178 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electrical Engineers 2 $60,850 -45.6%
$58,822$58,822$60,850$62,878$62,878
17-2131.00 2 $96,803 N/A
$75,379$75,379$96,803$118,227$118,227
Engineers, All Other 2 $54,538 -53.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Nov-21 2 $98,343 N/A
$88,317$88,317$98,343$108,368$108,368
11-2021.00 1 $96,200 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-2022.00 1 $108,750 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3031.02 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3051.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3121.00 1 $125,528 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Managers, All Other 1 $83,283 -39%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1023.00 1 $67,579 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Cost Estimators 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1081.01 1 $72,467 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1161.00 1 $61,693 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Accountants and Auditors 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1131 1 $121,836 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1252.00 1 $103,350 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 1 $70,000 -23.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00 1 $90,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2031.00 1 $79,061 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Engineers 1 $58,510 -52%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Civil Engineers 1 $135,000 +35.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2051.00 1 $100,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Mechanical Engineers at Illinois Tool Works Inc.

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Aug 2024 $95,920 $87,547 II Lake Forest IL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2022 $91,686 $91,686 - Zeeland MI Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Nov 2022 $92,043 $88,754 - Baltimore MA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Feb 2022 $95,339 $90,938 - Lake Forest IL Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Jul 2021 $84,490 $84,490 - Mokena IL Bachelor's Certified PERM
Aug 2019 $89,794 $89,794 - Frankfort IL N/A Certified LCA
May 2019 $83,346 $83,346 - Lake Forest IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $68,931 $68,931 - HENDERSONVILLE TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $53,061 $53,061 - Hendersonville TE N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $60,112 $60,112 - Alexandria MI Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Mar 2018 $60,715 $60,715 - GREENVILLE SC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $54,163 $54,163 - HENDERSONVILLE TN N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $62,000 $69,680 - HENDERSONVILLE TN N/A Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2018 $61,464 $61,464 - MOKENA IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $77,002 $77,002 - MOKENA IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $61,922 $61,922 - MOKENA IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $61,110 $61,110 - GREENVILLE SC N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2016 $73,216 $73,216 - LAKE FOREST IL N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2016 $61,922 $61,922 - MOKENA IL N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $71,885 $71,885 - MOKENA IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $63,190 $63,190 - GREENVILLE SC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $67,080 $67,080 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $59,467 $59,467 - LAKE FOREST IL N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2016 $95,514 $95,514 - GLENVIEW IL N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2015 $65,894 $65,894 - Lagrange GA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Mar 2014 $48,797 $48,797 - BRYAN OH N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $69,701 $69,701 - BROOKFIELD CT N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $55,515 $55,515 - MOKENA IL N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $55,515 $55,515 - ITASCA IL N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $55,515 $55,515 - MOKENA IL N/A Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2014 $81,806 $81,806 - BROOKFIELD CT N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $49,358 $49,358 - LAGRANGE GA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2013 $75,795 $75,795 - BROOKFIELD CT N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Apr 2013 $95,389 $95,389 - GLENVIEW IL N/A Certified LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.