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Retail Salespersons salary in Illinois

The median retail salespersons in Illinois earns $35,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,404 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$32,250
Median percentile
$35,370
75th percentile
$37,750
90th percentile
$48,010

Based on 126,610 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

$28,849 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,370
Federal income tax−$2,064
Social Security + Medicare−$2,706
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,751
Monthly take-home$2,404
Every two weeks$1,110

Does it go far here?

$35,385Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
53%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 retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois