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Surgical Assistants salary in Illinois

The median surgical assistants in Illinois earns $80,210 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,107 a month.

10th percentile
$64,220
25th percentile
$80,210
Median percentile
$80,210
75th percentile
$80,210
90th percentile
$83,740

Based on 2,300 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

$61,287 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,210
Federal income tax−$8,816
Social Security + Medicare−$6,136
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,970
Monthly take-home$5,107
Every two weeks$2,357

Does it go far here?

$80,244Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
25%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 surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois