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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Illinois

The median speech-language pathologists in Illinois earns $95,080 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,918 a month.

10th percentile
$60,870
25th percentile
$76,590
Median percentile
$95,080
75th percentile
$108,330
90th percentile
$123,800

Based on 9,040 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

$71,012 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,080
Federal income tax−$12,088
Social Security + Medicare−$7,274
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,706
Monthly take-home$5,918
Every two weeks$2,731

Does it go far here?

$95,120Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
22%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 speech-language pathologists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois