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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Illinois

The median bioengineers and biomedical engineers in Illinois earns $89,520 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,615 a month.

10th percentile
$48,370
25th percentile
$49,040
Median percentile
$89,520
75th percentile
$112,400
90th percentile
$138,110

Based on 280 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

$67,376 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,520
Federal income tax−$10,864
Social Security + Medicare−$6,848
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,431
Monthly take-home$5,615
Every two weeks$2,591

Does it go far here?

$89,558Median 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 bioengineers and biomedical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois