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Broadcast Technicians salary in Illinois

The median broadcast technicians in Illinois earns $74,210 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,780 a month.

10th percentile
$35,130
25th percentile
$39,030
Median percentile
$74,210
75th percentile
$103,820
90th percentile
$128,130

Based on 690 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

$57,363 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,210
Federal income tax−$7,496
Social Security + Medicare−$5,677
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,673
Monthly take-home$4,780
Every two weeks$2,206

Does it go far here?

$74,241Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
27%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 broadcast technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois