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Physician Assistants salary in Illinois

The median physician assistants in Illinois earns $131,950 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,910 a month.

10th percentile
$105,160
25th percentile
$122,780
Median percentile
$131,950
75th percentile
$145,600
90th percentile
$162,330

Based on 3,790 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

$94,922 take-home a year
Gross pay$131,950
Federal income tax−$20,402
Social Security + Medicare−$10,094
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$6,532
Monthly take-home$7,910
Every two weeks$3,651

Does it go far here?

$132,005Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
16%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois