Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,249
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$18,681
23.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,958
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
$79,930
Kept after tax
$61,249
Worth in national money
$61,958
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $79,930, ranking 25 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Illinois, this sits in the middle: 140 of 494 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $79,930 the take-home is $61,249, which is worth about $61,958 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $80,770, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Illinois occupies the middle band for radiologic technologists and technicians: a median of $79,930, ranking 25 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Radiologic technologists and technicians ranks 140 of 494 occupations in Illinois by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Illinois's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for radiologic technologists and technicians on its $79,930 median: $61,249 retained after tax becomes $61,958 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $80,770 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,210 |
| This salary | $79,930 |
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 | $61,249 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,061 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,994 |
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 | $74,512 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,898 |
| 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 $79,930. The published range is $59,350 up to $104,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $61,249 take-home in Illinois comes from $79,930. 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 140 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $61,958, the adjusted value of that $79,930 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 140 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for radiologic technologists and technicians in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $59,350 to $104,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $61,249, from $79,930, 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 140 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 25 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $61,958 — the adjusted value of that $79,930 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 140 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $59,350 and the top tenth $104,210, so most people doing this work in Illinois sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $61,958.
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, $61,249 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($59,350 to $104,210) 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 $61,958 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 $61,249 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.