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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Illinois

The median emergency medical technicians in Illinois earns $42,260 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,837 a month.

10th percentile
$36,420
25th percentile
$39,430
Median percentile
$42,260
75th percentile
$49,640
90th percentile
$135,490

Based on 7,840 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

$34,044 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,260
Federal income tax−$2,891
Social Security + Medicare−$3,233
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,092
Monthly take-home$2,837
Every two weeks$1,309

Does it go far here?

$42,278Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
45%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 emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois