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Aerospace Engineers salary in Illinois

The median aerospace engineers in Illinois earns $108,940 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,673 a month.

10th percentile
$78,170
25th percentile
$98,300
Median percentile
$108,940
75th percentile
$153,800
90th percentile
$184,520

Based on 200 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

$80,077 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,940
Federal income tax−$15,137
Social Security + Medicare−$8,334
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,393
Monthly take-home$6,673
Every two weeks$3,080

Does it go far here?

$108,986Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
19%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 aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois