Pediatricians, General in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$136,917
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$59,843
30.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$138,503
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
$196,760
Kept after tax
$136,917
Worth in national money
$138,503
State rank
33
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Illinois pays pediatricians, general a middle wage of $196,760, 33 of 49 states and about 6.32% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 494 occupations Illinois reports, pediatricians, general comes in at 4 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $196,760, take-home of $136,917 is worth roughly $138,503 in national money. The average comes to $225,740, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Illinois's $196,760 median for pediatricians, general places it 33 of 49 states, about 6.32% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Pediatricians, general ranks 4 of 494 occupations by median in Illinois, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for pediatricians, general, whose median is $196,760, the adjusted figure of $138,503 differs little from $136,917 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $225,740 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $106,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $196,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $376,850 |
| This salary | $196,760 |
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 | $136,917 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $146,512 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,268 |
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 | $183,834 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$16,330 |
| 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 $196,760. The published range is $106,520 up to $376,850, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $136,917 take-home in Illinois comes from $196,760. 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 4 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $138,503, the adjusted value of that $196,760 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 4 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for pediatricians, general in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $106,520 to $376,850. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $136,917, from $196,760, 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 4 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $138,503 — the adjusted value of that $196,760 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 4 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 $225,740, 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?
The label is broader than the work. From $106,520 at the bottom tenth to $376,850 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $138,503 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, $136,917 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release 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 $225,740. 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 ($106,520) and the ninetieth ($376,850) 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 $138,503 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 $136,917 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.