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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Illinois

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Illinois earns $78,150 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,995 a month.

10th percentile
$46,730
25th percentile
$53,860
Median percentile
$78,150
75th percentile
$100,600
90th percentile
$118,210

Based on 1,580 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

$59,940 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,150
Federal income tax−$8,363
Social Security + Medicare−$5,978
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,868
Monthly take-home$4,995
Every two weeks$2,305

Does it go far here?

$78,183Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
26%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 communications teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois