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Food Science Technicians salary in Illinois

The median food science technicians in Illinois earns $60,820 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,003 a month.

10th percentile
$46,860
25th percentile
$50,730
Median percentile
$60,820
75th percentile
$81,090
90th percentile
$104,280

Based on 290 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

$48,038 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,820
Federal income tax−$5,118
Social Security + Medicare−$4,653
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,011
Monthly take-home$4,003
Every two weeks$1,848

Does it go far here?

$60,846Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
32%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 food science technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois