Engineers, All Other in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,177
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$29,753
26.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,129
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
$111,930
Kept after tax
$82,177
Worth in national money
$83,129
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Illinois is 31 of 51 states for engineers, all other, with a middle wage of $111,930. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Illinois this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, engineers, all other ranks 44 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $111,930, take-home of $82,177 is worth roughly $83,129 in national money. The average comes to $112,600, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Illinois ranks 31 of 51 for engineers, all other at $111,930. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Illinois publishes a median for, engineers, all other sits 44 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for engineers, all other, whose median is $111,930, the adjusted figure of $83,129 differs little from $82,177 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $112,600 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $58,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $111,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $168,770 |
| This salary | $111,930 |
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 | $82,177 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $87,573 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,990 |
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 | $104,260 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,655 |
| 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 engineers, all other in Illinois earn under $111,930 and half over. The published range runs $58,920 at the tenth percentile to $168,770 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $82,177, from $111,930, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 44 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $83,129, the adjusted value of that $111,930 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 44 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for engineers, all other in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $58,920 to $168,770; 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.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $82,177 from $111,930. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 44 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $83,129 — the adjusted value of that $111,930 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 44 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $58,920 and the top tenth $168,770 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Illinois sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $83,129 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Illinois adds its own income tax on top — which is why $82,177 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($58,920) and the ninetieth ($168,770) 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 $83,129 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 $82,177 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.