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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Chicago, IL

The median atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $82,190 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,215 a month.

10th percentile
$49,400
25th percentile
$63,520
Median percentile
$82,190
75th percentile
$113,560
90th percentile
$130,530

Based on 70 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

$62,582 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,190
Federal income tax−$9,252
Social Security + Medicare−$6,288
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,068
Monthly take-home$5,215
Every two weeks$2,407

Does it go far here?

$79,338Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
27%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
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
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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