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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Illinois

The median software quality assurance analysts and testers in Illinois earns $104,910 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,453 a month.

10th percentile
$65,480
25th percentile
$83,020
Median percentile
$104,910
75th percentile
$130,290
90th percentile
$150,620

Based on 6,530 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

$77,441 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,910
Federal income tax−$14,250
Social Security + Medicare−$8,026
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,193
Monthly take-home$6,453
Every two weeks$2,979

Does it go far here?

$104,954Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
20%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 software quality assurance analysts and testers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois