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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Chicago, IL

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $110,310 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,748 a month.

10th percentile
$43,350
25th percentile
$78,430
Median percentile
$110,310
75th percentile
$164,260
90th percentile
$220,410

Based on 430 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

$80,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$110,310
Federal income tax−$15,438
Social Security + Medicare−$8,439
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,460
Monthly take-home$6,748
Every two weeks$3,114

Does it go far here?

$106,482Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

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