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Medical Appliance Technicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median medical appliance technicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $47,310 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,154 a month.

10th percentile
$39,450
25th percentile
$39,500
Median percentile
$47,310
75th percentile
$59,530
90th percentile
$64,170

Based on 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

$37,852 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,310
Federal income tax−$3,497
Social Security + Medicare−$3,619
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,342
Monthly take-home$3,154
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$45,668Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
45%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 medical appliance technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois