Physicians, All Other in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$95,441
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$37,099
28.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$96,547
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
$132,540
Kept after tax
$95,441
Worth in national money
$96,547
State rank
49
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Illinois pays physicians, all other a middle wage of $132,540, 49 of 50 states and about 50.16% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 494 occupations Illinois reports, physicians, all other comes in at 24 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $132,540, take-home of $95,441 is worth roughly $96,547 in national money. The average comes to $220,020, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Illinois's $132,540 median for physicians, all other places it 49 of 50 states, about 50.16% 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.
- Physicians, all other ranks 24 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 physicians, all other, whose median is $132,540, the adjusted figure of $96,547 differs little from $95,441 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $220,020 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $71,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $132,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $452,200 |
| This salary | $132,540 |
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 | $95,441 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $101,857 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,272 |
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 | $123,153 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,731 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $132,540 as a midpoint for Illinois, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $71,830 and the ninetieth is $452,200 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $95,441, from $132,540, 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 24 of 494 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $96,547 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 24.
- The Illinois median of $132,540 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $71,830 to $452,200. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $95,441 from $132,540. 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 24 of 494 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $96,547, worked from $132,540, 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 24 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 $220,020, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $71,830 at the bottom tenth to $452,200 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $96,547 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 $95,441 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $220,020. 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 ($71,830) and the ninetieth ($452,200) 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 $96,547 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 $95,441 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.