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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Illinois

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Illinois earns $79,190 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,052 a month.

10th percentile
$49,130
25th percentile
$62,390
Median percentile
$79,190
75th percentile
$99,820
90th percentile
$119,990

Based on 4,190 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

$60,620 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,190
Federal income tax−$8,592
Social Security + Medicare−$6,058
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,920
Monthly take-home$5,052
Every two weeks$2,332

Does it go far here?

$79,223Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
25%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 civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois