Paycheck Atlas

Urban and Regional Planners salary in Illinois

The median urban and regional planners in Illinois earns $91,360 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,715 a month.

10th percentile
$56,190
25th percentile
$74,230
Median percentile
$91,360
75th percentile
$113,530
90th percentile
$145,660

Based on 1,140 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

$68,579 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,360
Federal income tax−$11,269
Social Security + Medicare−$6,989
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,522
Monthly take-home$5,715
Every two weeks$2,638

Does it go far here?

$91,398Median 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 urban and regional planners salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois