TRA / D842A Verified Nov 4
Senior Project Manager - Traffic Engineering opportunity with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in Chicago, IL, focused on transportation work.
$117,000–$171,000/year
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in Illinois for Civil Engineers
What the Illinois board asks for, what Illinois employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
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JOBS IN ILLINOIS
JOBS IN ILLINOIS
Illinois licenses professional engineers through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). This site currently lists 14 open civil engineering jobs in Illinois: 5 require a PE license and 0 ask for an EIT.
The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.
Illinois PE licensing at a glance
- Experience
- 4 years of professional (non-structural) engineering experience with an EAC/ABET or CEAB engineering bachelor's. Each supervisor or employer completes a separate verification form, uploaded with the application.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
- References
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Renewal
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Continuing education
- 30 hours each renewal: 1 on sexual harassment prevention, 1 on Illinois engineering statutes and rules, 1 on ethics and 27 electives. Up to 15 hours earned between June 1 and November 30 of the renewal year can carry over.
- Also note
- Since April 2024, Illinois no longer accepts the NCEES PE Civil: Structural exam for a PE license. Structural engineers are licensed separately.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$109,66514 of 14 Illinois postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES$118,375Median of 5 disclosed ranges
ALL OTHER ROLES$97,334Median of 9 disclosed ranges
Jobs in Illinois by license
- All civil engineering jobs in Illinois14
- PE civil engineering jobs in Illinois5
- EIT civil engineering jobs in Illinois0
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
ENV / 0972C Verified Nov 4
Lead Interdisciplinary opportunity with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Rock Island, IL, focused on environmental work.
$108,137–$140,580/year
LAN / 3C584 Verified Nov 4
Project Manager - Land Development opportunity with Atwell, LLC in Lincolnshire, IL, focused on land development work.
$95,000–$140,000/year
WAT / 53C69 Verified Nov 4
Interdisciplinary opportunity with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Rock Island, IL, focused on water resources work.
$51,266–$118,221/year
GEO / 6A2F0 Verified Nov 4
Project Geotechnical Engineer/Project Manager opportunity with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in Chicago, IL, focused on geotechnical work.
$96,750–$140,000/year
WAT / D7DD8 Verified Nov 4
Civil CAD Designer opportunity with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in Chicago, IL, focused on water resources work.
$25–$35/hour
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The licensing summary paraphrases the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)'s published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.
Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.
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