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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Chicago, IL

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $98,170 a year, 48% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,086 a month.

10th percentile
$55,860
25th percentile
$71,200
Median percentile
$98,170
75th percentile
$124,580
90th percentile
$148,210

Based on 1,640 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

$73,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,170
Federal income tax−$12,767
Social Security + Medicare−$7,510
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,859
Monthly take-home$6,086
Every two weeks$2,809

Does it go far here?

$94,763Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
23%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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