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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in Chicago, IL

The median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $62,370 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,101 a month.

10th percentile
$47,930
25th percentile
$49,830
Median percentile
$62,370
75th percentile
$83,180
90th percentile
$98,470

Based on 1,510 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

$49,207 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,370
Federal income tax−$5,304
Social Security + Medicare−$4,771
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,087
Monthly take-home$4,101
Every two weeks$1,893

Does it go far here?

$60,206Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
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Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

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