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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Chicago, IL

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $63,100 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,146 a month.

10th percentile
$45,260
25th percentile
$50,970
Median percentile
$63,100
75th percentile
$99,080
90th percentile
$123,830

Based on 3,160 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

$49,757 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,100
Federal income tax−$5,392
Social Security + Medicare−$4,827
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,123
Monthly take-home$4,146
Every two weeks$1,914

Does it go far here?

$60,910Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
34%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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