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Physicians, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median physicians, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $94,820 a year, 64% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,904 a month.

10th percentile
$73,430
25th percentile
$81,360
Median percentile
$94,820
75th percentile
$321,350
90th percentile
$430,240

Based on 16,950 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

$70,842 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,820
Federal income tax−$12,030
Social Security + Medicare−$7,254
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,694
Monthly take-home$5,904
Every two weeks$2,725

Does it go far here?

$91,530Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
24%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

All physicians, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois