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Radiologic Technologists and Technicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median radiologic technologists and technicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $82,140 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,212 a month.

10th percentile
$60,130
25th percentile
$67,940
Median percentile
$82,140
75th percentile
$99,360
90th percentile
$106,150

Based on 5,650 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

$62,550 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,140
Federal income tax−$9,241
Social Security + Medicare−$6,284
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,066
Monthly take-home$5,212
Every two weeks$2,406

Does it go far here?

$79,290Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
27%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 radiologic technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois