Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,303
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$9,087
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,735
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,390
Kept after tax
$37,303
Worth in national money
$37,735
State rank
35
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $46,390, ranking 35 of 50 states — about 8.84% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Illinois, this one sits low: 379 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $46,390 the take-home is $37,303, which is worth about $37,735 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $49,310, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Illinois ranks 35 of 50 for educational instruction and library workers, all other, with a median of $46,390 — about 8.84% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Educational instruction and library workers, all other occupies position 379 of 494 in Illinois's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Illinois's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for educational instruction and library workers, all other on its $46,390 median: $37,303 retained after tax becomes $37,735 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $49,310 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $68,910 |
| This salary | $46,390 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Illinois | $37,303 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,454 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,866 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $43,712 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,467 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of educational instruction and library workers, all other in Illinois earn under $46,390 and half over. The published range runs $35,290 at the tenth percentile to $68,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $37,303 take-home in Illinois comes from $46,390. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 379 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,735, the adjusted value of that $46,390 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 379 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for educational instruction and library workers, all other in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,290 to $68,910; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $37,303, from $46,390, assumes a single Illinois filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 379 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $37,735 — the adjusted value of that $46,390 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 379 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $49,310, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $35,290 at the bottom tenth to $68,910 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $37,735.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Illinois's own levy, $37,303 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Illinois is $49,310. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,290) and the ninetieth ($68,910) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $37,735 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $37,303 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.