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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in Chicago, IL

The median computer network support specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $73,340 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,733 a month.

10th percentile
$49,670
25th percentile
$60,880
Median percentile
$73,340
75th percentile
$88,550
90th percentile
$109,880

Based on 4,740 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

$56,794 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,340
Federal income tax−$7,305
Social Security + Medicare−$5,611
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,630
Monthly take-home$4,733
Every two weeks$2,184

Does it go far here?

$70,795Median 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 computer network support specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois