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Computer Systems Analysts salary in Chicago, IL

The median computer systems analysts in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $103,490 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,376 a month.

10th percentile
$61,860
25th percentile
$81,030
Median percentile
$103,490
75th percentile
$129,960
90th percentile
$151,490

Based on 14,660 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

$76,512 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,490
Federal income tax−$13,938
Social Security + Medicare−$7,917
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,123
Monthly take-home$6,376
Every two weeks$2,943

Does it go far here?

$99,899Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
22%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

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