Phlebotomists in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,016
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$8,994
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,445
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
$46,010
Kept after tax
$37,016
Worth in national money
$37,445
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is one of the better-paying states for phlebotomists. The middle earner takes $46,010, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 1.72% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Illinois, this one sits low: 386 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $46,010 the take-home is $37,016, which is worth about $37,445 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $45,860, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Illinois ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for phlebotomists, at $46,010 — about 1.72% 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.
- Phlebotomists occupies position 386 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 phlebotomists on its $46,010 median: $37,016 retained after tax becomes $37,445 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $45,860 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,920 |
| This salary | $46,010 |
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 | $37,016 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,149 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,842 |
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 | $43,356 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,437 |
| 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 phlebotomists in Illinois earn under $46,010 and half over. The published range runs $37,370 at the tenth percentile to $54,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $37,016, from $46,010, 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 386 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $37,445, the adjusted value of that $46,010 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 386 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for phlebotomists in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,370 to $54,920; 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 $37,016 from $46,010. 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 386 of 494 locally.
- This $37,445 adjusted figure, worked from $46,010, 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 386 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 386 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,370 at the tenth percentile, $54,920 at the ninetieth.
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 $37,445 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 $37,016 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,370 to $54,920) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Illinois rather than a national figure.
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 $37,445 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 $37,016 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.