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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Chicago, IL

The median environmental science teachers, postsecondary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $90,030 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,642 a month.

10th percentile
$56,830
25th percentile
$64,570
Median percentile
$90,030
75th percentile
$126,280
90th percentile
$151,020

Based on 100 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

$67,710 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,030
Federal income tax−$10,977
Social Security + Medicare−$6,887
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,456
Monthly take-home$5,642
Every two weeks$2,604

Does it go far here?

$86,906Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
25%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

All environmental science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois