Project Engineer
Greenlight Resources
Naperville, IL · $160k–$200k a year · Posted October 31, 2026
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Where Naperville, IL ranks
Where Naperville, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois37% · of 17
- #13Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes17% · of 39
- #14Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes38% · of 39
- #14Best cities for junior jobs in the Great Lakes37% · of 53
- #17Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Great Lakes17% · of 53
- #18Best college towns for junior jobs in the Midwest38% · of 51
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $180,000 a year. Across 325 open project engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $86,500 to $115,000 and the median is $103,500. That is 74% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among engineers, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for engineers, all other: 7% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Job Title: Project Engineer Location: Wheatfield, IN Salary: $160,000–$200,000 + Bonus + $178/per diem
About the Company We are a company that builds, installs, and maintains large‑scale industrial equipment and infrastructure for power, chemical, and heavy...