Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Illinois
The median paralegals and legal assistants in Illinois earns $63,670 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,182 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $46,860
- 25th percentile
- $56,160
- Median percentile
- $63,670
- 75th percentile
- $81,970
- 90th percentile
- $104,580
Based on 14,130 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
$50,187 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $63,670 |
| Federal income tax | −$5,460 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,871 |
| Illinois income tax (approx.) | −$3,152 |
| Monthly take-home | $4,182 |
| Every two weeks | $1,930 |
Does it go far here?
$63,697Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Illinois
| Job | Median 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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois