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Operations Research Analysts salary in Illinois

The median operations research analysts in Illinois earns $89,800 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,630 a month.

10th percentile
$62,500
25th percentile
$75,490
Median percentile
$89,800
75th percentile
$126,920
90th percentile
$164,990

Based on 5,180 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

$67,559 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,800
Federal income tax−$10,926
Social Security + Medicare−$6,870
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,445
Monthly take-home$5,630
Every two weeks$2,598

Does it go far here?

$89,838Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
23%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 operations research analysts salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois