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General Internal Medicine Physicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median general internal medicine physicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $226,060 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,023 a month.

10th percentile
$67,080
25th percentile
$69,310
Median percentile
$226,060
75th percentile
$343,450
90th percentile
$521,810

Based on 680 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

$156,275 take-home a year
Gross pay$226,060
Federal income tax−$43,643
Social Security + Medicare−$14,951
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$11,190
Monthly take-home$13,023
Every two weeks$6,011

Does it go far here?

$218,215Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
11%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
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$208,000

All general internal medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois