General and Operations Managers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,710
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$26,860
25.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,598
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
$103,570
Kept after tax
$76,710
Worth in national money
$77,598
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Illinois is 24 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $103,570. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Illinois. It ranks 66 out of 494 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $103,570, take-home of $76,710 is worth roughly $77,598 in national money. The average comes to $135,540, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Illinois ranks 24 of 51 for general and operations managers at $103,570. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Illinois, general and operations managers ranks 66 of 494 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for general and operations managers, whose median is $103,570, the adjusted figure of $77,598 differs little from $76,710 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $135,540 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: General and Operations Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $103,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $269,320 |
| This salary | $103,570 |
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 | $76,710 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,691 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,468 |
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 | $96,488 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,935 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $103,570 as a midpoint for Illinois, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $53,240 and the ninetieth is $269,320 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Illinois's $76,710, worked from $103,570. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 66 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $77,598 uses one figure for the whole of Illinois. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 66.
- The Illinois median of $103,570 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $53,240 to $269,320. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Illinois take-home of $76,710, on $103,570 for work ranking 66 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 66 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $77,598, worked from $103,570, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Illinois address, on work sitting at 66 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $135,540, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $53,240, the highest tenth $269,320, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Illinois is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $77,598 in national terms.
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, $76,710 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $135,540. 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 ($53,240) and the ninetieth ($269,320) 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 $77,598 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 $76,710 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.