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Health Education Specialists salary in Illinois

The median health education specialists in Illinois earns $60,120 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,959 a month.

10th percentile
$41,480
25th percentile
$49,670
Median percentile
$60,120
75th percentile
$77,100
90th percentile
$105,660

Based on 1,010 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

$47,510 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,120
Federal income tax−$5,034
Social Security + Medicare−$4,599
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,976
Monthly take-home$3,959
Every two weeks$1,827

Does it go far here?

$60,145Median 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 health education specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois