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Nurse Anesthetists salary in Chicago, IL

The median nurse anesthetists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $265,880 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $15,037 a month.

10th percentile
$103,490
25th percentile
$163,880
Median percentile
$265,880
75th percentile
$390,360
90th percentile
$479,410

Based on 840 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

$180,446 take-home a year
Gross pay$265,880
Federal income tax−$56,386
Social Security + Medicare−$15,887
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$13,161
Monthly take-home$15,037
Every two weeks$6,940

Does it go far here?

$256,653Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
10%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
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$208,000

All nurse anesthetists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois