Paycheck Atlas

Surgeons, All Other salary in Illinois

The median surgeons, all other in Illinois earns $438,010 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $23,330 a month.

10th percentile
$72,540
25th percentile
$83,470
Median percentile
$438,010
75th percentile
$568,540
90th percentile
$663,980

Based on 620 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

$279,959 take-home a year
Gross pay$438,010
Federal income tax−$116,438
Social Security + Medicare−$19,932
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$21,681
Monthly take-home$23,330
Every two weeks$10,768

Does it go far here?

$438,194Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
5%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
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
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$208,000

All surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois