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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $73,960 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,767 a month.

10th percentile
$44,580
25th percentile
$53,820
Median percentile
$73,960
75th percentile
$84,050
90th percentile
$100,820

Based on 7,620 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

$57,200 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,960
Federal income tax−$7,441
Social Security + Medicare−$5,658
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,661
Monthly take-home$4,767
Every two weeks$2,200

Does it go far here?

$71,393Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
30%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

All clinical laboratory technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois