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Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary in Chicago, IL

The median nuclear medicine technologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $108,860 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,669 a month.

10th percentile
$87,760
25th percentile
$100,080
Median percentile
$108,860
75th percentile
$119,400
90th percentile
$123,560

Based on 480 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

$80,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,860
Federal income tax−$15,119
Social Security + Medicare−$8,328
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,389
Monthly take-home$6,669
Every two weeks$3,078

Does it go far here?

$105,082Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
21%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 nuclear medicine technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois