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Industrial Engineers salary in Illinois

The median industrial engineers in Illinois earns $100,540 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,215 a month.

10th percentile
$73,780
25th percentile
$81,710
Median percentile
$100,540
75th percentile
$125,210
90th percentile
$155,650

Based on 18,640 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

$74,583 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,540
Federal income tax−$13,289
Social Security + Medicare−$7,691
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,977
Monthly take-home$6,215
Every two weeks$2,869

Does it go far here?

$100,582Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
20%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 industrial engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois