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Materials Engineers salary in Illinois

The median materials engineers in Illinois earns $126,620 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,629 a month.

10th percentile
$71,780
25th percentile
$91,570
Median percentile
$126,620
75th percentile
$136,710
90th percentile
$165,710

Based on 290 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

$91,543 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,620
Federal income tax−$19,123
Social Security + Medicare−$9,686
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$6,268
Monthly take-home$7,629
Every two weeks$3,521

Does it go far here?

$126,673Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
17%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois