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Dentists, All Other Specialists salary in Illinois

The median dentists, all other specialists in Illinois earns $250,880 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $14,278 a month.

10th percentile
$155,250
25th percentile
$229,690
Median percentile
$250,880
75th percentile
$269,160
90th percentile
$276,130

Based on 230 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

$171,341 take-home a year
Gross pay$250,880
Federal income tax−$51,586
Social Security + Medicare−$15,535
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$12,419
Monthly take-home$14,278
Every two weeks$6,590

Does it go far here?

$250,985Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
9%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 dentists, all other specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois