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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary in Illinois

The median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Illinois earns $58,550 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,861 a month.

10th percentile
$43,700
25th percentile
$45,720
Median percentile
$58,550
75th percentile
$71,650
90th percentile
$78,500

Based on 3,090 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

$46,327 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,550
Federal income tax−$4,846
Social Security + Medicare−$4,479
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,898
Monthly take-home$3,861
Every two weeks$1,782

Does it go far here?

$58,575Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
33%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 education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois