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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Illinois

The median architecture teachers, postsecondary in Illinois earns $104,580 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,435 a month.

10th percentile
$66,250
25th percentile
$83,370
Median percentile
$104,580
75th percentile
$126,720
90th percentile
$132,460

Based on 230 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

$77,225 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,580
Federal income tax−$14,178
Social Security + Medicare−$8,000
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,177
Monthly take-home$6,435
Every two weeks$2,970

Does it go far here?

$104,624Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
20%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 architecture teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois