Physician · Chicago, IL

Physician take-home pay in Chicago: $10,560 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $251,000 in Chicago, IL, after Illinois tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,828. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$10,560

Local pay (annual)

$251,000

$14,259 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,828

$2,176 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a physician.

  • Taxes$6,657
  • Rent$1,828
  • Other living costs$1,871
  • Left over$10,560

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$251,000
Federal income tax
−$52,583
Social Security and Medicare
−$15,017
State income tax (IL)
−$12,287
Take-home pay
$171,113
Effective tax rate
31.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,828
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$392
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,699

Left over each month

$20,917 gross, minus $6,657 in tax and $3,699 in living costs.

$10,560

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in Chicago?

On a local physician wage of about $251,000, leftover after Illinois tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,828 is about $10,560 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Chicago tax a physician paycheck?

Chicago is in Illinois, which taxes wage income.

How does Chicago compare for a physician?

Open the Chicago paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same physician household.