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Medical Transcriptionists salary in Illinois

The median medical transcriptionists in Illinois earns $45,490 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,040 a month.

10th percentile
$31,760
25th percentile
$36,070
Median percentile
$45,490
75th percentile
$50,840
90th percentile
$55,070

Based on 970 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

$36,479 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,490
Federal income tax−$3,279
Social Security + Medicare−$3,480
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,252
Monthly take-home$3,040
Every two weeks$1,403

Does it go far here?

$45,509Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
42%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 medical transcriptionists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois