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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Illinois

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Illinois earns $62,960 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,138 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$47,230
Median percentile
$62,960
75th percentile
$85,620
90th percentile
$118,270

Based on 4,170 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

$49,652 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,960
Federal income tax−$5,375
Social Security + Medicare−$4,816
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,117
Monthly take-home$4,138
Every two weeks$1,910

Does it go far here?

$62,986Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
31%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 art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois