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Accountants and Auditors salary in Illinois

The median accountants and auditors in Illinois earns $80,230 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,108 a month.

10th percentile
$54,510
25th percentile
$66,290
Median percentile
$80,230
75th percentile
$102,270
90th percentile
$131,990

Based on 54,930 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,300 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,230
Federal income tax−$8,821
Social Security + Medicare−$6,138
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,971
Monthly take-home$5,108
Every two weeks$2,358

Does it go far here?

$80,264Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All accountants and auditors salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois