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Drafters, All Other salary in Illinois

The median drafters, all other in Illinois earns $53,300 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,531 a month.

10th percentile
$44,420
25th percentile
$48,120
Median percentile
$53,300
75th percentile
$78,150
90th percentile
$94,270

Based on 190 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

$42,368 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,300
Federal income tax−$4,216
Social Security + Medicare−$4,077
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,638
Monthly take-home$3,531
Every two weeks$1,630

Does it go far here?

$53,322Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
36%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 drafters, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois