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Medical Dosimetrists salary in Chicago, IL

The median medical dosimetrists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $165,620 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,689 a month.

10th percentile
$127,760
25th percentile
$151,290
Median percentile
$165,620
75th percentile
$169,500
90th percentile
$174,800

Based on 110 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

$116,269 take-home a year
Gross pay$165,620
Federal income tax−$28,483
Social Security + Medicare−$12,670
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$8,198
Monthly take-home$9,689
Every two weeks$4,472

Does it go far here?

$159,873Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
15%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 dosimetrists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois