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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Illinois

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Illinois earns $87,010 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,478 a month.

10th percentile
$60,060
25th percentile
$67,030
Median percentile
$87,010
75th percentile
$136,040
90th percentile
$173,140

Based on 150 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

$65,735 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,010
Federal income tax−$10,312
Social Security + Medicare−$6,656
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,307
Monthly take-home$5,478
Every two weeks$2,528

Does it go far here?

$87,047Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
23%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 biochemists and biophysicists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois