Median pay · Illinois
$51,960A year, or $25 an hour.Take-home a month$3,459After federal, state and FICA tax at 20.1%
Worth at national prices$51,982Prices here sit at 100 against 100
Against the nation1.9% aboveNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $32,900 | $16 |
| 25th percentile | $37,960 | $18 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $51,960 | $25 |
| 75th percentile | $83,060 | $40 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $127,770 | $61 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $71,130 | $34 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in IllinoisBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$51,960
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$24.98
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,459 a month at an effective rate of 20.1%.$41,503 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Illinois sit at 100 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$51,982
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.1.9% above
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.6,098,130
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1