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Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median mathematical science occupations, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $82,230 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,217 a month.

10th percentile
$55,110
25th percentile
$66,200
Median percentile
$82,230
75th percentile
$105,100
90th percentile
$141,690

Based on 1,100 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

$62,608 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,230
Federal income tax−$9,261
Social Security + Medicare−$6,291
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,070
Monthly take-home$5,217
Every two weeks$2,408

Does it go far here?

$79,376Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
27%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 mathematical science occupations, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois