Human Resources Managers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$107,379
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$43,991
29.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$108,623
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
$151,370
Kept after tax
$107,379
Worth in national money
$108,623
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is one of the better-paying states for human resources managers. The middle earner takes $151,370, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 1.4% above the national middle.
- Within Illinois this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, human resources managers ranks 15 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $151,370, take-home of $107,379 is worth roughly $108,623 in national money. The average comes to $162,450, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Illinois ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for human resources managers, at $151,370 — about 1.4% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Illinois publishes a median for, human resources managers sits 15 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 human resources managers, whose median is $151,370, the adjusted figure of $108,623 differs little from $107,379 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $162,450 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Human Resources Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $90,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $151,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $267,520 |
| This salary | $151,370 |
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 | $107,379 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $114,727 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,440 |
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 | $140,619 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,420 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Illinois earn less than $151,370. The published range is $90,820 up to $267,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $107,379, from $151,370, 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 15 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $108,623, the adjusted value of that $151,370 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Illinois. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 15 of 494 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for human resources managers in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $90,820 to $267,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $107,379 from $151,370. 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 15 of 494 locally.
- This $108,623 adjusted figure, worked from $151,370, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 15 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 15 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 $162,450, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $90,820 and the top tenth $267,520 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $108,623 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Illinois then takes its own share, leaving $107,379.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $162,450. 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 ($90,820) and the ninetieth ($267,520) 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 $108,623 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 $107,379 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.