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Pediatricians, General salary in Chicago, IL

The median pediatricians, general in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $188,340 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,909 a month.

10th percentile
$106,520
25th percentile
$107,110
Median percentile
$188,340
75th percentile
$332,380
90th percentile
$379,260

Based on 860 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

$130,912 take-home a year
Gross pay$188,340
Federal income tax−$33,936
Social Security + Medicare−$14,170
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$9,323
Monthly take-home$10,909
Every two weeks$5,035

Does it go far here?

$181,804Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
13%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

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