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Skincare Specialists salary in Chicago, IL

The median skincare specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $45,330 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,030 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$40,340
Median percentile
$45,330
75th percentile
$46,260
90th percentile
$59,170

Based on 2,720 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

$36,359 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,330
Federal income tax−$3,260
Social Security + Medicare−$3,468
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,244
Monthly take-home$3,030
Every two weeks$1,398

Does it go far here?

$43,757Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
47%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 skincare specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois