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Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Chicago, IL

The median library science teachers, postsecondary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $78,060 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,990 a month.

10th percentile
$60,910
25th percentile
$62,480
Median percentile
$78,060
75th percentile
$97,170
90th percentile
$100,610

Based on 220 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

$59,881 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,060
Federal income tax−$8,343
Social Security + Medicare−$5,972
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,864
Monthly take-home$4,990
Every two weeks$2,303

Does it go far here?

$75,351Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
29%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 library science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois