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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Illinois

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Illinois earns $81,590 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,182 a month.

10th percentile
$46,540
25th percentile
$60,790
Median percentile
$81,590
75th percentile
$121,040
90th percentile
$153,150

Based on 1,550 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

$62,190 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,590
Federal income tax−$9,120
Social Security + Medicare−$6,242
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,039
Monthly take-home$5,182
Every two weeks$2,392

Does it go far here?

$81,624Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
25%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 environmental scientists and specialists, including health salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois