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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives salary in Chicago, IL

The median first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $135,080 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,076 a month.

10th percentile
$106,430
25th percentile
$130,360
Median percentile
$135,080
75th percentile
$140,190
90th percentile
$162,640

Based on 3,800 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

$96,907 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,080
Federal income tax−$21,153
Social Security + Medicare−$10,334
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$6,686
Monthly take-home$8,076
Every two weeks$3,727

Does it go far here?

$130,392Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
18%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 first-line supervisors of police and detectives salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois