Data Engineer - Peoria, IL
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Peoria, IL · Posted November 4, 2026
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Where Peoria, IL ranks
Where Peoria, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois38% · of 17
- #7Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes20% · of 39
- #9Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest20% · of 54
- #11Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes39% · of 39
- #12Best cities for junior jobs in the Great Lakes38% · of 53
- #15Best college towns for junior jobs in the Midwest39% · of 51
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 216 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $112,500 to $159,500 and the median is $135,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
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
... Data EngineerLocation: Peoria, ILDuration: 12 monthsRate: DOE U.S. Citizens and those who are authorized to work independently in... ...timeRequirements5-7 years' experience in data management or data engineering or data operations3+ years of experience in a Cloud environment...