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Natural Sciences Managers salary in Chicago, IL

The median natural sciences managers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $167,040 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,764 a month.

10th percentile
$87,010
25th percentile
$126,770
Median percentile
$167,040
75th percentile
$216,000
90th percentile
$293,270

Based on 2,270 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

$117,169 take-home a year
Gross pay$167,040
Federal income tax−$28,824
Social Security + Medicare−$12,779
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$8,268
Monthly take-home$9,764
Every two weeks$4,507

Does it go far here?

$161,243Median 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 natural sciences managers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois