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Exercise Physiologists salary in Chicago, IL

The median exercise physiologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $63,570 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,176 a month.

10th percentile
$50,920
25th percentile
$56,860
Median percentile
$63,570
75th percentile
$76,490
90th percentile
$84,020

Based on 220 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

$50,112 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,570
Federal income tax−$5,448
Social Security + Medicare−$4,863
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,147
Monthly take-home$4,176
Every two weeks$1,927

Does it go far here?

$61,364Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
34%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 exercise physiologists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois