Shift Engineer Salary in Illinois

How much does a Shift Engineer make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Shift Engineer in Illinois is $55,184 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Shift Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,186
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,929 to $62,513
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,412

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Shift Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,513	$5,209	$1,202	$30
Average	$55,184	$4,599	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$46,929	$3,911	$902	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Shift Engineer Salaries

A Shift Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Shift Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Shift Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,943.
California: $59,716.
Massachusetts: $58,920.

District of Columbia $59,943 California $59,716 Massachusetts $58,920 Washington $58,703 New Jersey $58,682 Alaska $58,606 Connecticut $57,859 New York $57,556

Hawaii $56,587 Rhode Island $56,132 Maryland $55,823 Minnesota $55,401 Colorado $55,239 Illinois $55,184 Oregon $54,979 Delaware $54,827

New Hampshire $54,732 Virginia $54,518 Pennsylvania $53,896 Nevada $53,582 North Dakota $53,479 Michigan $53,317 Wisconsin $53,257 Vermont $53,138

Texas $52,808 Maine $52,786 Arizona $52,754 Ohio $52,716 Georgia $52,218 Indiana $51,969 Wyoming $51,920 Utah $51,844

Iowa $51,812 Kansas $51,552 Louisiana $51,476 North Carolina $51,449 Missouri $51,438 Florida $51,227 Montana $51,113 Nebraska $51,005

Kentucky $50,945 South Carolina $50,729 Tennessee $50,593 Idaho $50,539 New Mexico $50,144 Oklahoma $50,057 Alabama $49,738 South Dakota $49,202

Arkansas $48,910 West Virginia $48,753 Mississippi $48,282

Top Paying Cities for Shift Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Effingham: $50,869
Saint Peter: $50,799
Salem: $50,992

Effingham, IL $50,869 Saint Peter, IL $50,799 Salem, IL $50,992 Sandoval, IL $51,154 Scheller, IL $50,931 Sesser, IL $50,937 Shobonier, IL $50,963 Harwood Heights, IL $55,889

Elmwood Park, IL $55,910 Lincolnwood, IL $55,898 Niles, IL $55,839 Alsip, IL $55,389 Cicero, IL $55,923 Evergreen Park, IL $55,723 Riverdale, IL $54,873 Kankakee, IL $52,215

Aroma Park, IL $52,185 Ashkum, IL $51,248 Beaverville, IL $51,895 Bone Gap, IL $50,321 Bonnie, IL $50,839 Broughton, IL $50,830 Browns, IL $50,470 Buckner, IL $50,926

Burnt Prairie, IL $50,689 Carmi, IL $51,043 Christopher, IL $51,049 Cisne, IL $50,780 Clay City, IL $50,605 Coello, IL $50,966 Crossville, IL $50,823 Dahlgren, IL $50,821

Dale, IL $50,932 Dix, IL $50,969 Du Bois, IL $51,054 Du Quoin, IL $51,037 Ellery, IL $50,592 Emma, IL $51,066 Enfield, IL $50,860 Ewing, IL $50,827

Fairfield, IL $50,775 Farina, IL $50,754 Flora, IL $50,858 Frankfort Heights, IL $50,962 Freeman Spur, IL $51,000 Geff, IL $50,726 Golden Gate, IL $50,599 Grayville, IL $50,689

Ina, IL $50,916 Irvington, IL $51,237 Iuka, IL $50,783 Johnsonville, IL $50,767 Keenes, IL $50,761 Keensburg, IL $50,388 Kell, IL $50,904 Kinmundy, IL $50,770

Lancaster, IL $49,677 Logan, IL $50,966 Loogootee, IL $50,770 Louisville, IL $50,764 Mc Leansboro, IL $50,887 Macedonia, IL $50,806 Maunie, IL $51,084 Mill Shoals, IL $50,776

Mount Carmel, IL $50,118 Mount Vernon, IL $50,948 Mulkeytown, IL $50,856 Nason, IL $50,852 New Haven, IL $51,056 Noble, IL $50,425 Norris City, IL $50,965 Odin, IL $51,069

Omaha, IL $50,919 Opdyke, IL $50,860 Orient, IL $50,958 Patoka, IL $51,058 Radom, IL $51,147 Richview, IL $51,107 Rinard, IL $50,744 Sailor Springs, IL $50,794

Allendale, IL $49,121 Altamont, IL $50,807 Annapolis, IL $50,071 Beecher City, IL $50,763 Bridgeport, IL $48,941 Brownstown, IL $50,833 Calhoun, IL $49,734 Casey, IL $50,381

Claremont, IL $49,548 Cowden, IL $50,853 Dennison, IL $49,371 Dieterich, IL $50,770 Dundas, IL $50,126 Edgewood, IL $50,770 Flat Rock, IL $48,994 Greenup, IL $50,559

Herrick, IL $50,920 Hidalgo, IL $50,511 Hutsonville, IL $49,746 Ingraham, IL $50,573 Janesville, IL $50,738 Jewett, IL $50,655 Lakewood, IL $50,892 Lawrenceville, IL $48,623

Lerna, IL $50,787 Marshall, IL $49,608 Martinsville, IL $49,957 Alden, IL $52,153 Antioch, IL $52,468 Arlington Heights, IL $54,691 Elk Grove Village, IL $55,049 Rolling Meadows, IL $54,735

Barrington, IL $53,667 Crystal Lake, IL $52,502 Cary, IL $52,974 Deerfield, IL $54,616 Des Plaines, IL $55,433 Fox Lake, IL $52,461 Fox River Grove, IL $53,190 Glencoe, IL $55,262

Glenview, IL $55,577 Mansfield, IL $52,285 Milmine, IL $51,909 Monticello, IL $52,174 Muncie, IL $51,968 Oakwood, IL $51,742 Ogden, IL $52,272 Penfield, IL $52,142

Pesotum, IL $52,298 Philo, IL $52,453 Potomac, IL $51,909 Rantoul, IL $52,342 Ridge Farm, IL $50,911 Royal, IL $52,320 Sadorus, IL $52,343 Saint Joseph, IL $52,462

Savoy, IL $52,705 Seymour, IL $52,534 Sidell, IL $51,485 Sidney, IL $52,386 Thomasboro, IL $52,484 Tolono, IL $52,513 Weldon, IL $51,796 Westville, IL $51,312

White Heath, IL $52,392 Arcola, IL $51,462 Arthur, IL $51,750 Ashmore, IL $50,845 Atwood, IL $52,030 Bethany, IL $51,188 Brocton, IL $50,878 Camargo, IL $51,782

Charleston, IL $50,983 Chrisman, IL $50,420 Dalton City, IL $51,198 Gays, IL $50,924 Hammond, IL $51,803 Hindsboro, IL $51,304 Humboldt, IL $51,200 Hume, IL $51,168

Kansas, IL $50,312 La Place, IL $51,499 Lovington, IL $51,408 Mattoon, IL $51,034 Metcalf, IL $50,973 Murdock, IL $51,765 Newman, IL $51,645 Oakland, IL $51,096

Paris, IL $49,794 Redmon, IL $50,526 Oquawka, IL $50,897 Homer, IL $52,197 Indianola, IL $51,261 Ivesdale, IL $52,346 Longview, IL $52,129 Sullivan, IL $51,262

Tuscola, IL $51,940 Vermilion, IL $49,499 Villa Grove, IL $52,073 Windsor, IL $50,915 Alhambra, IL $51,744 Alton, IL $51,916 Batchtown, IL $51,375 Benld, IL $51,530

Bethalto, IL $51,925 Bingham, IL $50,906 Brighton, IL $51,757 Brussels, IL $51,696 Bunker Hill, IL $51,695 Butler, IL $51,155 Carrollton, IL $51,257 Coffeen, IL $51,161

Cottage Hills, IL $51,943 Donnellson, IL $51,213 Dorsey, IL $51,796 Dow, IL $51,791 Eagarville, IL $51,486 East Alton, IL $51,991 Edwardsville, IL $51,965 Eldred, IL $51,195

Elsah, IL $51,839 Fidelity, IL $51,580 Fieldon, IL $51,552 Fillmore, IL $51,016 Gillespie, IL $51,472 Glen Carbon, IL $52,077 Godfrey, IL $51,881 Golden Eagle, IL $51,717

Grafton, IL $51,718 Granite City, IL $52,227 Greenfield, IL $51,163 Hamburg, IL $51,140 Hamel, IL $51,820 Hardin, IL $51,390 Hartford, IL $52,167 Hillsboro, IL $51,246

Hillview, IL $50,941 Irving, IL $51,124 Jerseyville, IL $51,632 Kampsville, IL $51,090 Kane, IL $51,364 Litchfield, IL $51,325 Livingston, IL $51,665 Dover, IL $51,189

Eldena, IL $51,437 Grand Ridge, IL $51,077 Granville, IL $51,091 Hennepin, IL $51,077 Kasbeer, IL $51,033 Ladd, IL $51,199 La Moille, IL $51,049 Lee Center, IL $51,613

Leonore, IL $51,202 Long Point, IL $51,146 Lostant, IL $51,059 Mc Nabb, IL $51,082 Magnolia, IL $51,067 Malden, IL $51,054 Manlius, IL $51,029 Mark, IL $51,229

Marseilles, IL $51,465 Mendota, IL $51,247 Mineral, IL $50,934 Neponset, IL $50,943 New Bedford, IL $51,089 Oglesby, IL $51,142 Depue, IL $51,182 Ohio, IL $50,997

Ottawa, IL $51,160 Paw Paw, IL $51,648 Peru, IL $51,172 Princeton, IL $51,043 Rutland, IL $51,117 Seatonville, IL $51,186 Seneca, IL $51,680 Sheffield, IL $50,948

Spring Valley, IL $51,164 Standard, IL $51,207 Streator, IL $51,247 Sublette, IL $51,167 Tiskilwa, IL $51,008 Toluca, IL $51,196 Tonica, IL $51,080 Triumph, IL $51,306

Troy Grove, IL $51,180 Utica, IL $51,038 Van Orin, IL $51,053 Varna, IL $51,206 Walnut, IL $50,999 Wenona, IL $51,123 West Brooklyn, IL $51,398 Wyanet, IL $50,991

Galesburg, IL $51,037 Abingdon, IL $50,969 Adair, IL $50,845 Alexis, IL $50,885 Alpha, IL $50,883 Altona, IL $50,912 Avon, IL $50,913 Bardolph, IL $51,016

Berwick, IL $50,815 Biggsville, IL $50,816 Bishop Hill, IL $50,906 Blandinsville, IL $50,757 Bradford, IL $50,978 Bushnell, IL $50,947 Cameron, IL $50,863 Camp Grove, IL $51,145

Carman, IL $50,776 Castleton, IL $51,074 Cuba, IL $51,175 Dahinda, IL $51,008 East Galesburg, IL $51,082 Ellisville, IL $50,967 Fairview, IL $51,109 Fiatt, IL $51,201

Galva, IL $50,925 Gerlaw, IL $50,881 Gilson, IL $50,933 Gladstone, IL $50,817 Good Hope, IL $50,820 Henderson, IL $50,897 Industry, IL $50,802 Ipava, IL $50,980

Keithsburg, IL $50,869 Kewanee, IL $50,926 Kirkwood, IL $50,863 Knoxville, IL $50,996 La Fayette, IL $50,965 La Harpe, IL $50,781 Laura, IL $51,149 Littleton, IL $50,716

Little York, IL $50,862 Lomax, IL $50,792 Macomb, IL $50,917 Maquon, IL $51,048 Marietta, IL $50,916 Media, IL $50,785 Monmouth, IL $50,946 New Windsor, IL $50,881

North Henderson, IL $50,886 Oneida, IL $50,906 Ophiem, IL $50,872 Bloomington, IL $51,509 Anchor, IL $51,408 Armington, IL $51,328 Arrowsmith, IL $51,714 Atlanta, IL $51,304

Bellflower, IL $52,066 Carlock, IL $51,297 Chenoa, IL $51,135 Clinton, IL $51,324 Colfax, IL $51,252 Congerville, IL $51,307 Cooksville, IL $51,157 Cropsey, IL $51,348

Danvers, IL $51,333 Deer Creek, IL $51,381 Delavan, IL $51,333 Dewitt, IL $51,638 Downs, IL $51,273 Ellsworth, IL $51,257 El Paso, IL $51,193 Fairbury, IL $51,232

Flanagan, IL $51,140 Forrest, IL $51,301 Goodfield, IL $51,340 Graymont, IL $51,128 Gridley, IL $51,181 Heyworth, IL $51,235 Hopedale, IL $51,334 Hudson, IL $51,270

Kenney, IL $51,275 Lane, IL $51,631 Lawndale, IL $51,289 Le Roy, IL $51,423 Lexington, IL $51,188 Mc Lean, IL $51,302 Mackinaw, IL $51,354 Maroa, IL $51,266

Merna, IL $51,219 Minier, IL $51,316 Minonk, IL $51,170 Normal, IL $51,457 Pontiac, IL $51,199 Saunemin, IL $51,026 Saybrook, IL $51,852 Secor, IL $51,267

Shirley, IL $51,217 Sibley, IL $51,515 Stanford, IL $51,322 Strawn, IL $51,377 Towanda, IL $51,225 Wapella, IL $51,200 Waynesville, IL $51,168 Urbana, IL $52,759

Allerton, IL $51,795 Alvin, IL $51,382 Armstrong, IL $52,213 Bement, IL $52,052 Bismarck, IL $51,342 Bondville, IL $52,625 Broadlands, IL $52,071 Catlin, IL $51,468

Cerro Gordo, IL $51,751 Champaign, IL $52,759 Cisco, IL $51,866 Collison, IL $51,973 Danville, IL $51,532 Tilton, IL $51,553 De Land, IL $52,070 Dewey, IL $52,389

Fairmount, IL $51,802 Farmer City, IL $51,934 Fisher, IL $52,302 Fithian, IL $52,043 Foosland, IL $52,162 Georgetown, IL $51,087 Gifford, IL $52,211 Henning, IL $51,625

Prairie City, IL $50,912 Raritan, IL $51,039 Rio, IL $50,890 Roseville, IL $50,815 Saint Augustine, IL $50,887 Sciota, IL $50,731 Seaton, IL $50,875 Smithfield, IL $50,982

Smithshire, IL $50,793 Speer, IL $51,237 Stronghurst, IL $50,808 Table Grove, IL $50,913 Toulon, IL $51,035 Vermont, IL $50,890 Victoria, IL $50,967 Viola, IL $50,887

Wataga, IL $50,900 Williamsfield, IL $51,076 Woodhull, IL $50,890 Wyoming, IL $51,146 Astoria, IL $50,952 Benson, IL $51,234 Brimfield, IL $51,336 Bryant, IL $51,222

Canton, IL $51,277 Chillicothe, IL $51,344 Dunfermline, IL $51,259 Dunlap, IL $51,401 Edelstein, IL $51,332 Edwards, IL $51,443 Elmwood, IL $51,284 Eureka, IL $51,340

Farmington, IL $51,219 Forest City, IL $51,302 Glasford, IL $51,385 Green Valley, IL $51,349 Groveland, IL $51,453 Hanna City, IL $51,435 Henry, IL $51,116 Kingston Mines, IL $51,410

Lacon, IL $51,258 La Rose, IL $51,232 Lewistown, IL $51,138 Liverpool, IL $51,263 London Mills, IL $51,030 Lowpoint, IL $51,339 Manito, IL $51,336 Mapleton, IL $51,435

Metamora, IL $51,397 Morton, IL $51,435 Mossville, IL $51,437 Norris, IL $51,247 Pekin, IL $51,439 Princeville, IL $51,286 Putnam, IL $51,052 Roanoke, IL $51,289

Rome, IL $51,381 Saint David, IL $51,251 South Pekin, IL $51,401 Sparland, IL $51,202 Topeka, IL $51,279 Tremont, IL $51,396 Trivoli, IL $51,344 Washburn, IL $51,302

Washington, IL $51,440 Yates City, IL $51,178 Peoria, IL $51,497 Creve Coeur, IL $51,498 East Peoria, IL $51,497 Peoria Heights, IL $51,497 Sims, IL $50,780 Andalusia, IL $50,954

Springerton, IL $50,787 Tamaroa, IL $51,038 Texico, IL $50,806 Thompsonville, IL $50,841 Valier, IL $51,029 Vernon, IL $50,989 Walnut Hill, IL $51,032 Waltonville, IL $50,913

Wayne City, IL $50,803 West Frankfort, IL $50,952 Whittington, IL $50,847 Woodlawn, IL $51,022 Xenia, IL $50,767 Carbondale, IL $51,018 Alto Pass, IL $50,773 Anna, IL $50,906

Ava, IL $50,963 Belknap, IL $50,722 Boles, IL $50,809 Brookport, IL $50,574 Buncombe, IL $50,817 Cairo, IL $50,807 Cambria, IL $51,056 Campbell Hill, IL $51,103

Carrier Mills, IL $50,891 Carterville, IL $50,963 Cave In Rock, IL $50,699 Cobden, IL $50,850 Colp, IL $51,008 Ridott, IL $51,980 Rochelle, IL $51,967 Rock City, IL $51,981

Rock Falls, IL $51,169 Rockton, IL $52,124 Roscoe, IL $52,124 Savanna, IL $51,030 Scales Mound, IL $51,045 Seward, IL $52,072 Shannon, IL $51,499 Shirland, IL $52,093

South Beloit, IL $52,071 Sterling, IL $51,197 Stillman Valley, IL $52,058 Stockton, IL $51,240 Warren, IL $51,391 Winnebago, IL $52,150 Winslow, IL $51,522 Woosung, IL $51,344

Rockford, IL $52,147 Loves Park, IL $52,158 Machesney Park, IL $52,159 Rock Island, IL $50,750 Albany, IL $50,913 Aledo, IL $50,893 Dana, IL $51,090 Chandlerville, IL $51,360

Bluford, IL $50,818 Mahomet, IL $52,420 Andover, IL $50,871 Chapin, IL $51,156 Chatham, IL $51,967 Chesterfield, IL $51,254 Concord, IL $51,200 Easton, IL $51,259

Elkhart, IL $51,723 Emden, IL $51,311 Franklin, IL $51,558 Frederick, IL $50,920 Girard, IL $51,555 Greenview, IL $51,625 Hartsburg, IL $51,304 Havana, IL $51,169

Hettick, IL $51,207 Jacksonville, IL $51,442 Kilbourne, IL $51,296 Lincoln, IL $51,444 Lincolns New Salem, IL $51,665 Literberry, IL $51,466 Loami, IL $51,874 Lowder, IL $51,705

Manchester, IL $51,332 Mason City, IL $51,331 Meredosia, IL $51,037 Middletown, IL $51,642 Modesto, IL $51,524 Murrayville, IL $51,267 New Berlin, IL $51,854 New Holland, IL $51,430

Nilwood, IL $51,512 Oakford, IL $51,446 Palmyra, IL $51,337 Petersburg, IL $51,674 Pleasant Plains, IL $51,873 Rushville, IL $50,889 San Jose, IL $51,322 Scottville, IL $51,310

Sherman, IL $51,990 Shipman, IL $51,565 Tallula, IL $51,734 Thayer, IL $51,727 Virden, IL $51,684 Virginia, IL $51,259 Waverly, IL $51,677 Williamsville, IL $51,866

Winchester, IL $51,056 Woodson, IL $51,493 Springfield, IL $52,126 Bonfield, IL $52,057 Creal Springs, IL $50,859 Annawan, IL $50,922 Atkinson, IL $50,905 Barstow, IL $50,825

Buffalo Prairie, IL $50,927 Cambridge, IL $50,888 Carbon Cliff, IL $50,786 Coal Valley, IL $50,781 Colona, IL $50,833 Cordova, IL $50,919 Deer Grove, IL $50,984 East Moline, IL $50,809

Erie, IL $50,910 Fenton, IL $50,936 Fulton, IL $50,944 Geneseo, IL $50,885 Hampton, IL $50,862 Hillsdale, IL $50,893 Hooppole, IL $50,926 Illinois City, IL $50,936

Joy, IL $50,897 Lyndon, IL $50,980 Lynn Center, IL $50,869 Matherville, IL $50,884 Milan, IL $50,865 Moline, IL $50,685 Morrison, IL $51,016 New Boston, IL $50,906

Orion, IL $50,836 Osco, IL $50,859 Port Byron, IL $50,897 Preemption, IL $50,877 Prophetstown, IL $50,949 Rapids City, IL $50,881 Reynolds, IL $50,910 Sherrard, IL $50,870

Silvis, IL $50,764 Tampico, IL $50,980 Taylor Ridge, IL $50,938 Thomson, IL $51,024 La Salle, IL $51,138 Amboy, IL $51,261 Ancona, IL $51,097 Arlington, IL $50,964

Blackstone, IL $51,054 Buda, IL $50,943 Bureau, IL $51,156 Cedar Point, IL $51,192 Cherry, IL $51,165 Compton, IL $51,481 Cornell, IL $51,163 Dalzell, IL $51,228

Cypress, IL $50,809 De Soto, IL $50,882 Dongola, IL $50,820 Dowell, IL $51,036 Eddyville, IL $50,767 Eldorado, IL $50,975 Elizabethtown, IL $50,713 Elkville, IL $50,866

Energy, IL $50,991 Equality, IL $50,872 Galatia, IL $50,867 Golconda, IL $50,694 Goreville, IL $50,879 Gorham, IL $50,774 Grand Chain, IL $50,733 Grand Tower, IL $50,752

Grantsburg, IL $50,798 Harrisburg, IL $50,929 Herod, IL $50,720 Herrin, IL $51,010 Hurst, IL $50,989 Jacob, IL $50,771 Johnston City, IL $50,946 Jonesboro, IL $50,800

Joppa, IL $50,895 Junction, IL $50,857 Karbers Ridge, IL $50,774 Karnak, IL $50,771 Mc Clure, IL $50,708 Makanda, IL $50,855 Marion, IL $50,942 Metropolis, IL $50,791

Millcreek, IL $50,914 Miller City, IL $50,524 Mound City, IL $50,834 Mounds, IL $50,795 Muddy, IL $50,976 Murphysboro, IL $50,910 New Burnside, IL $50,846 Olive Branch, IL $50,771

Olmsted, IL $50,740 Oraville, IL $50,979 Ozark, IL $50,820 Perks, IL $50,787 Pittsburg, IL $50,880 Pomona, IL $50,748 Pulaski, IL $50,792 Raleigh, IL $50,901

Ridgway, IL $50,979 Rosiclare, IL $50,777 Royalton, IL $50,885 Shawneetown, IL $50,918 Simpson, IL $50,780 Stonefort, IL $50,792 Tamms, IL $50,775 Thebes, IL $50,744

Ullin, IL $50,806 Unity, IL $50,781 Vergennes, IL $50,923 Vienna, IL $50,859 Villa Ridge, IL $50,741 Willisville, IL $51,373 Wolf Lake, IL $50,680 Zeigler, IL $51,017

Centralia, IL $51,211 Hoyleton, IL $51,222 Akin, IL $50,810 Albion, IL $50,592 Alma, IL $50,892 Ashley, IL $51,079 Barnhill, IL $50,769 Belle Rive, IL $50,805

Bellmont, IL $50,576 Benton, IL $50,924 Bourbonnais, IL $52,500 Bradley, IL $52,493 Buckingham, IL $51,502 Buckley, IL $51,555 Cabery, IL $51,258 Campus, IL $51,399

Chatsworth, IL $51,372 Chebanse, IL $51,760 Cissna Park, IL $51,545 Claytonville, IL $51,459 Clifton, IL $51,444 Crescent City, IL $51,325 Cullom, IL $51,110 Danforth, IL $51,193

Donovan, IL $51,603 East Lynn, IL $51,695 Elliott, IL $52,006 Emington, IL $50,995 Essex, IL $52,045 Gibson City, IL $51,976 Gilman, IL $51,341 Goodwine, IL $51,479

Grant Park, IL $53,081 Herscher, IL $51,640 Hoopeston, IL $51,441 Hopkins Park, IL $52,247 Iroquois, IL $51,493 Kempton, IL $51,017 Loda, IL $51,815 Ludlow, IL $52,158

Manteno, IL $52,859 Martinton, IL $51,613 Melvin, IL $51,769 Milford, IL $51,255 Momence, IL $52,785 Onarga, IL $51,396 Papineau, IL $52,006 Paxton, IL $52,029

Pembroke Township, IL $52,244 Piper City, IL $51,312 Rankin, IL $51,827 Reddick, IL $51,698 Roberts, IL $51,534 Rossville, IL $51,405 Saint Anne, IL $52,038 Sheldon, IL $51,161

Stockland, IL $51,086 Thawville, IL $51,410 Union Hill, IL $51,932 Watseka, IL $51,271 Wellington, IL $51,316 Woodland, IL $51,330 Apple River, IL $51,201 Ashton, IL $51,679

Baileyville, IL $51,852 Belvidere, IL $52,098 Byron, IL $52,039 Caledonia, IL $52,107 Capron, IL $52,119 Cedarville, IL $51,869 Chadwick, IL $51,023 Chana, IL $51,868

Cherry Valley, IL $52,104 Dakota, IL $51,933 Davis, IL $52,012 Davis Junction, IL $52,077 Dixon, IL $51,403 Durand, IL $52,072 East Dubuque, IL $50,991 Eleroy, IL $51,758

Elizabeth, IL $51,006 Forreston, IL $51,658 Franklin Grove, IL $51,513 Freeport, IL $51,855 Galena, IL $51,025 Galt, IL $51,247 Garden Prairie, IL $52,124 German Valley, IL $51,954

Hanover, IL $50,960 Harmon, IL $51,026 Holcomb, IL $52,028 Kent, IL $51,348 Lanark, IL $51,270 Leaf River, IL $51,977 Lena, IL $51,525 Lindenwood, IL $52,018

Mc Connell, IL $51,812 Milledgeville, IL $51,175 Monroe Center, IL $52,067 Mount Carroll, IL $51,072 Mount Morris, IL $51,824 Nachusa, IL $51,387 Nora, IL $51,470 Orangeville, IL $51,912

Oregon, IL $51,823 Pearl City, IL $51,378 Pecatonica, IL $52,093 Polo, IL $51,422 Poplar Grove, IL $52,102 Midlothian, IL $54,943 Mason, IL $50,760 Romeoville, IL $54,370

Minooka, IL $53,200 Mokena, IL $54,280 Monee, IL $53,568 Morris, IL $52,251 New Lenox, IL $54,046 Oak Forest, IL $54,788 Oak Lawn, IL $55,712 Bridgeview, IL $55,784

Hometown, IL $55,769 Hickory Hills, IL $55,639 Justice, IL $55,801 Burbank, IL $55,803 Odell, IL $50,983 Olympia Fields, IL $53,967 Orland Park, IL $54,929 Palos Heights, IL $55,261

Palos Park, IL $55,192 Palos Hills, IL $55,497 Park Forest, IL $53,730 Peotone, IL $53,210 Posen, IL $54,844 Ransom, IL $51,090 Richton Park, IL $53,820 Robbins, IL $55,048

South Holland, IL $54,157 South Wilmington, IL $51,996 Steger, IL $53,654 Thornton, IL $53,958 Tinley Park, IL $54,527 Country Club Hills, IL $54,308 Verona, IL $51,534 Willow Springs, IL $55,463

Wilmington, IL $52,572 Worth, IL $55,468 University Park, IL $53,604 Homer Glen, IL $54,575 Bedford Park, IL $55,830 Summit Argo, IL $55,845 Aurora, IL $54,033 Batavia, IL $53,813

Big Rock, IL $52,454 Bristol, IL $53,090 Brookfield, IL $55,865 Clarendon Hills, IL $55,433 Downers Grove, IL $55,185 Woodridge, IL $54,964 Earlville, IL $51,470 Eola, IL $54,104

Hinckley, IL $52,014 Hinsdale, IL $55,594 Oak Brook, IL $55,558 La Grange, IL $55,818 La Grange Park, IL $55,842 Willowbrook, IL $55,409 Lee, IL $51,961 Leland, IL $51,571

Lisle, IL $54,867 Lyons, IL $55,874 Millbrook, IL $52,448 Millington, IL $52,266 Montgomery, IL $53,589 Mooseheart, IL $53,679 Naperville, IL $54,539 Newark, IL $52,239

North Aurora, IL $53,611 Oswego, IL $53,544 Plainfield, IL $53,932 Plano, IL $52,556 Riverside, IL $55,890 Sandwich, IL $52,144 Serena, IL $51,556 Shabbona, IL $51,871

Sheridan, IL $51,790 Somonauk, IL $51,914 Steward, IL $51,933 Sugar Grove, IL $53,059 Warrenville, IL $54,421 Waterman, IL $51,904 Wedron, IL $51,465 Western Springs, IL $55,719

Westmont, IL $55,413 Yorkville, IL $52,981 Darien, IL $55,222 Mode, IL $50,721 Montrose, IL $50,706 Mount Erie, IL $50,542 Neoga, IL $50,806 Newton, IL $50,472

Oblong, IL $50,115 Olney, IL $50,225 Palestine, IL $49,342 Parkersburg, IL $50,127 Robinson, IL $49,602 Saint Elmo, IL $50,793 Sainte Marie, IL $50,258 Saint Francisville, IL $48,901

Shumway, IL $50,743 Sigel, IL $50,753 Stewardson, IL $50,762 Stoy, IL $50,043 Strasburg, IL $50,789 Sumner, IL $49,244 Teutopolis, IL $50,806 Toledo, IL $50,727

Trilla, IL $50,755 Vandalia, IL $51,078 Watson, IL $50,812 Westfield, IL $50,697 West Liberty, IL $50,064 West Salem, IL $50,272 West Union, IL $49,604 West York, IL $49,731

Wheeler, IL $50,685 Willow Hill, IL $50,182 Yale, IL $50,311 Argenta, IL $51,448 Assumption, IL $51,240 Beason, IL $51,221 Blue Mound, IL $51,575 Boody, IL $51,516

Buffalo, IL $51,802 Bulpitt, IL $51,749 Chestnut, IL $51,465 Cornland, IL $51,785 Dawson, IL $51,937 Decatur, IL $51,453 Divernon, IL $51,793 Edinburg, IL $51,783

Elwin, IL $51,432 Farmersville, IL $51,610 Findlay, IL $51,018 Forsyth, IL $51,508 Glenarm, IL $51,904 Harristown, IL $51,499 Harvel, IL $51,453 Illiopolis, IL $51,665

Kincaid, IL $51,725 Lake Fork, IL $51,725 Latham, IL $51,500 Macon, IL $51,322 Mechanicsburg, IL $51,841 Morrisonville, IL $51,535 Mount Auburn, IL $51,687 Mount Pulaski, IL $51,620

Mt Zion, IL $51,421 Moweaqua, IL $51,293 Niantic, IL $51,564 Oconee, IL $51,025 Oreana, IL $51,420 Owaneco, IL $51,304 Palmer, IL $51,554 Pana, IL $51,240

Pawnee, IL $51,814 Raymond, IL $51,301 Riverton, IL $51,971 Rochester, IL $51,952 Shelbyville, IL $50,991 Stonington, IL $51,578 Taylorville, IL $51,577 Tovey, IL $51,742

Tower Hill, IL $51,050 West Point, IL $50,721 Fox Valley, IL $54,181 Golf, IL $55,747 Lovejoy, IL $52,310 Waggoner, IL $51,476 Warrensburg, IL $51,395 Alexander, IL $51,677

Alsey, IL $51,088 Arenzville, IL $51,108 Ashland, IL $51,597 Athens, IL $51,873 Auburn, IL $51,810 Bath, IL $51,072 Beardstown, IL $51,136 Bluffs, IL $51,032

Bluff Springs, IL $51,134 Browning, IL $50,946 Cantrall, IL $52,008 Carlinville, IL $51,287 Kingston, IL $52,082 Kirkland, IL $52,041 Lafox, IL $53,185 Lombard, IL $55,240

Malta, IL $52,032 Maple Park, IL $52,192 Marengo, IL $52,205 Maywood, IL $55,890 Westchester, IL $55,847 Broadview, IL $55,876 Lake In The Hills, IL $52,741 Medinah, IL $54,915

Schaumburg, IL $54,623 Melrose Park, IL $55,880 Hillside, IL $55,836 Berkeley, IL $55,807 Stone Park, IL $55,865 Hoffman Estates, IL $54,354 Plato Center, IL $52,808 River Grove, IL $55,893

Roselle, IL $54,730 Saint Charles, IL $53,709 Schiller Park, IL $55,855 South Elgin, IL $53,536 Sycamore, IL $52,244 Union, IL $52,272 Villa Park, IL $55,487 Wasco, IL $53,090

Wayne, IL $53,927 West Chicago, IL $54,203 Wheaton, IL $54,753 Winfield, IL $54,523 Wood Dale, IL $55,327 Evanston, IL $55,853 Chicago, IL $55,948 Oak Park, IL $55,918

River Forest, IL $55,907 Beecher, IL $53,363 Berwyn, IL $55,906 Crest Hill, IL $54,041 Shorewood, IL $53,550 Blue Island, IL $55,119 Braceville, IL $52,182 Braidwood, IL $52,475

Calumet City, IL $54,002 Channahon, IL $53,242 Chicago Heights, IL $53,719 Chicago Ridge, IL $55,610 Grayslake, IL $52,775 Gurnee, IL $52,706 Harvard, IL $52,177 Hebron, IL $51,896

Highland Park, IL $54,749 Fort Sheridan, IL $54,514 Palatine, IL $54,439 Highwood, IL $54,542 Ingleside, IL $52,501 Island Lake, IL $52,820 Kenilworth, IL $55,685 Lake Bluff, IL $53,593

Lake Forest, IL $54,075 Lake Villa, IL $52,550 Lake Zurich, IL $53,805 Libertyville, IL $53,323 Mchenry, IL $52,329 Morton Grove, IL $55,832 Mount Prospect, IL $55,158 Mundelein, IL $53,296

Vernon Hills, IL $53,842 Northbrook, IL $55,137 North Chicago, IL $53,162 Park Ridge, IL $55,796 Lincolnshire, IL $54,279 Prospect Heights, IL $54,958 Richmond, IL $52,262 Ringwood, IL $52,236

Round Lake, IL $52,579 Russell, IL $52,421 Skokie, IL $55,871 Waukegan, IL $52,794 Spring Grove, IL $52,385 Techny, IL $55,374 Wadsworth, IL $52,541 Wauconda, IL $53,033

Kaneville, IL $52,732 Pocahontas, IL $51,584 Great Lakes, IL $53,386 Coal City, IL $52,426 Crete, IL $53,555 Crestwood, IL $55,115 Dolton, IL $54,416 Dwight, IL $51,380

Elwood, IL $53,420 Flossmoor, IL $54,070 Frankfort, IL $53,907 Gardner, IL $51,762 Glenwood, IL $53,842 Harvey, IL $54,532 Markham, IL $54,572 Hazel Crest, IL $54,326

Homewood, IL $54,134 Joliet, IL $53,621 Kinsman, IL $51,220 Lansing, IL $53,803 Lemont, IL $54,935 Bolingbrook, IL $54,712 Lockport, IL $54,322 Manhattan, IL $53,451

Matteson, IL $53,990 Mazon, IL $51,876 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $51,573 Red Bud, IL $51,713 Renault, IL $51,627 Rockwood, IL $50,953 Saint Jacob, IL $51,896 Saint Libory, IL $51,698

Smithboro, IL $51,212 Smithton, IL $51,977 Sparta, IL $51,402 Steeleville, IL $51,277 Summerfield, IL $51,874 Tilden, IL $51,585 Trenton, IL $51,810 Troy, IL $51,998

Valmeyer, IL $51,800 Walsh, IL $51,310 Waterloo, IL $51,900 Quincy, IL $51,004 Augusta, IL $50,747 Barry, IL $50,749 Basco, IL $50,729 Baylis, IL $50,704

Bowen, IL $50,750 Camden, IL $50,675 Camp Point, IL $50,782 Carthage, IL $50,782 Chambersburg, IL $50,802 Clayton, IL $50,737 Coatsburg, IL $50,773 Colchester, IL $50,786

Colusa, IL $50,769 Dallas City, IL $50,771 Elvaston, IL $50,887 Ferris, IL $50,947 Fowler, IL $50,807 Golden, IL $50,786 Griggsville, IL $50,809 Hamilton, IL $50,836

Hull, IL $50,681 Huntsville, IL $50,651 Kinderhook, IL $50,705 La Prairie, IL $50,675 Liberty, IL $50,763 Lima, IL $50,818 Loraine, IL $50,748 Mendon, IL $50,781

Milton, IL $50,990 Mount Sterling, IL $50,778 Nauvoo, IL $50,791 Nebo, IL $50,914 New Canton, IL $50,675 New Salem, IL $50,718 Niota, IL $50,757 Paloma, IL $50,809

Payson, IL $50,782 Pearl, IL $50,881 Perry, IL $50,840 Pittsfield, IL $50,817 Plainville, IL $50,760 Pleasant Hill, IL $50,826 Plymouth, IL $50,719 Rockport, IL $50,652

Sutter, IL $50,678 Tennessee, IL $50,738 Timewell, IL $50,699 Ursa, IL $50,747 Versailles, IL $50,862 Warsaw, IL $50,741 Buffalo Grove, IL $54,373 Wheeling, IL $54,874

Wilmette, IL $55,753 Winnetka, IL $55,515 Winthrop Harbor, IL $52,445 Wonder Lake, IL $52,077 Woodstock, IL $52,189 Zion, IL $52,496 Addison, IL $55,252 Algonquin, IL $52,938

Bartlett, IL $54,138 Bellwood, IL $55,868 Bensenville, IL $55,603 Streamwood, IL $54,141 Bloomingdale, IL $54,783 Burlington, IL $52,323 Carpentersville, IL $53,218 Clare, IL $52,061

Cortland, IL $52,219 Creston, IL $51,997 Dekalb, IL $52,143 Carol Stream, IL $54,648 Dundee, IL $53,185 Elburn, IL $52,940 Elgin, IL $53,770 Elmhurst, IL $55,655

Esmond, IL $52,006 Forest Park, IL $55,903 Franklin Park, IL $55,859 Hanover Park, IL $54,445 Geneva, IL $53,528 Genoa, IL $52,150 Gilberts, IL $52,818 Glen Ellyn, IL $55,010

Glendale Heights, IL $54,916 Hampshire, IL $52,352 Hines, IL $55,889 Huntley, IL $52,326 Itasca, IL $55,101 Madison, IL $52,300 Marine, IL $51,849 Maryville, IL $52,091

Medora, IL $51,507 Michael, IL $51,181 Moro, IL $51,881 Mount Olive, IL $51,472 Mozier, IL $51,075 National Stock Yards, IL $52,310 New Douglas, IL $51,612 Nokomis, IL $51,218

Ohlman, IL $51,271 Panama, IL $51,388 Patterson, IL $51,106 Piasa, IL $51,653 Ramsey, IL $50,894 Rockbridge, IL $51,270 Roodhouse, IL $51,158 Rosamond, IL $51,151

Roxana, IL $52,041 Sawyerville, IL $51,551 Sorento, IL $51,383 South Roxana, IL $52,079 Staunton, IL $51,636 Taylor Springs, IL $51,316 Venice, IL $52,310 Walshville, IL $51,296

White Hall, IL $51,125 Wilsonville, IL $51,600 Witt, IL $51,173 Wood River, IL $52,015 Worden, IL $51,782 Wrights, IL $51,136 East Saint Louis, IL $52,310 Fairview Heights, IL $52,169

Addieville, IL $51,607 Albers, IL $51,676 Aviston, IL $51,701 Baldwin, IL $51,595 Bartelso, IL $51,446 Beckemeyer, IL $51,612 Belleville, IL $52,072 Mascoutah, IL $51,878

Scott Air Force Base, IL $51,974 Breese, IL $51,617 Carlyle, IL $51,319 Caseyville, IL $52,177 Chester, IL $51,285 Collinsville, IL $52,136 Columbia, IL $52,086 Coulterville, IL $51,337

Cutler, IL $51,154 Dupo, IL $52,228 East Carondelet, IL $52,196 Ellis Grove, IL $51,312 Evansville, IL $51,545 Freeburg, IL $51,918 Fults, IL $51,712 Germantown, IL $51,655

Greenville, IL $51,374 Hagarstown, IL $51,111 Hecker, IL $51,854 Highland, IL $51,748 Hoffman, IL $51,428 Huey, IL $51,284 Keyesport, IL $51,238 Lebanon, IL $51,960

Lenzburg, IL $51,719 Maeystown, IL $51,755 Marissa, IL $51,644 Menard, IL $51,296 Millstadt, IL $52,117 Modoc, IL $51,242 Mulberry Grove, IL $51,139 Nashville, IL $51,302

New Athens, IL $51,811 New Baden, IL $51,766 New Memphis, IL $51,730 Oakdale, IL $51,335 O Fallon, IL $52,067 Okawville, IL $51,557 Percy, IL $51,215 Pierron, IL $51,639

Pinckneyville, IL $51,174

Shift Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Shift Engineer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Shift Engineer positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Shift Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Shift Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$66,221	$32.0	20%

Shift Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Shift Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$46,929

Average $55,184/year

$62,513

$3,911

Average $4,599/month

$5,209

$902

Average $1,061/week

$1,202

$23

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,513	$5,209	$1,202	$30
Average	$55,184	$4,599	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$46,929	$3,911	$902	$23

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