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Dentists, General salary in Illinois

The median dentists, general in Illinois earns $156,110 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,187 a month.

10th percentile
$123,920
25th percentile
$124,800
Median percentile
$156,110
75th percentile
$272,510
90th percentile
$291,530

Based on 6,940 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

$110,240 take-home a year
Gross pay$156,110
Federal income tax−$26,200
Social Security + Medicare−$11,942
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$7,727
Monthly take-home$9,187
Every two weeks$4,240

Does it go far here?

$156,176Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
14%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, general salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois