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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in Chicago, IL

The median interviewers, except eligibility and loan in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $43,460 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,912 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$36,340
Median percentile
$43,460
75th percentile
$50,830
90th percentile
$59,230

Based on 1,990 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

$34,949 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,460
Federal income tax−$3,035
Social Security + Medicare−$3,325
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,151
Monthly take-home$2,912
Every two weeks$1,344

Does it go far here?

$41,952Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
49%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 interviewers, except eligibility and loan salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois