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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median computer occupations, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $101,660 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,276 a month.

10th percentile
$57,690
25th percentile
$66,990
Median percentile
$101,660
75th percentile
$137,820
90th percentile
$170,090

Based on 7,800 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

$75,316 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,660
Federal income tax−$13,535
Social Security + Medicare−$7,777
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,032
Monthly take-home$6,276
Every two weeks$2,897

Does it go far here?

$98,132Median 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

All computer occupations, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois