What Radiologic Technologists and Technicians earn in Will County, IL
The median pay for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Will County, IL is $82,140 per year, which works out to $39.49 per hour. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, the labor market that Will County, IL belongs to. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than the median and half earn less, which makes it a sturdier yardstick than an average that a few very high earners can pull upward.
The mean wage is $83,590, which is 1.8% above the median, so pay is spread fairly evenly. The survey counts about 5,650 people working in this occupation across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Will County, IL has roughly 701,462 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $60,130 a year ($28.91 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $106,150 or more ($51.03 an hour). That is a gap of $46,020 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $67,940 at the 25th percentile and $99,360 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 1.8 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $39.49 an hour or $82,140 a year at the median for Will County, IL. Before any deductions, that is $6,845 a month, $3,159 every two weeks and $1,580 each week. After taxes the same job pays $30.01 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
About this occupation: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database describes the work of Radiologic Technologists and Technicians this way: "Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities."
Core tasks recorded by O*NET include: "Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes"; "Operate or oversee operation of radiologic or magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes"; "Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician"; "Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods".
Job outlook for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment in this occupation to grow from 234,200 jobs in 2025 to 246,000 in 2035, a change of +5%, faster than the 3.5% projected for all occupations. The projection counts 13,000 openings a year on average, including positions created by growth and positions left by workers who retire or move to another occupation; that equals 5.6% of current employment each year.
Typical entry-level education: associate's degree. BLS lists a national median annual wage of $80,110 for this occupation; the Will County, IL median of $82,140 is 2.5% above it.
How pay in Will County, IL compares
Compared with the Illinois average
A worker in this occupation in Will County, IL earns $3,908 more than the Illinois average of $78,232, a premium of 5.0%. Over a year that premium is worth $3,908 before tax and roughly $2,969 after tax. Within Illinois, Will County, IL already has the highest median we track for this job.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians is $83,635 across the contiguous United States. At $82,140, Will County, IL pays $1,495 less, which is 1.8% below that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Will County, IL
Among the 618 occupations with published wages in Will County, IL, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians ranks number 189 by median pay, ahead of about 70% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $293,490 a year, which is $211,350 more than the median for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For Radiologic Technologists and Technicians earning the Will County, IL median of $82,140, they add up to $19,728. The result is $62,412 of take-home pay a year ($5,201 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $24 goes to taxes and $76 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 24.0%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $66,390. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 22% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $9,520, an effective 11.6% of gross pay, well below the 22% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $5,093 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $1,191. FICA totals $6,284, which is 7.6% of gross pay.
State income tax in Illinois
Illinois income tax on this salary is $3,925 a year, or 4.8% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 41% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $327 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Will County, IL
IRS Statistics of Income data for Will County, IL show an average adjusted gross income of $98,820 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 13.7% across all filers. Filers in the $75,000 to under $100,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 9.0%, compared with the 11.6% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Will County, IL
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Will County, IL: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $62,412 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Will County, IL, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,780 a month ($21,360 a year), and at $2,011 for two bedrooms. For Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, a one-bedroom absorbs 34.2% of take-home pay and 26.0% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 4.2% of gross pay for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Will County, IL. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Illinois residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,677 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $434, for $2,110 in total. Gasoline in Illinois averages $3.18 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,471.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $28,377 a year in Will County, IL. Subtract that from $62,412 of take-home pay and $34,035 remains, which is $2,836 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 41.4% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Local housing and commute data for Will County, IL
The budget above covers rent, food, energy and gasoline. Three more local facts shape what a paycheck buys in Will County, IL: property taxes, housing prices and the daily commute. The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Will County, IL, set beside the Illinois and national medians.
Property taxes in Will County, IL
Homeowners in Will County, IL pay a median of $7,173 a year in real estate taxes, 35% above the Illinois median of $5,298 and 130% above the U.S. median of $3,119. Against a median home value of $319,600, the median tax bill is 2.24% of that value (the ratio of the two county medians). For a worker paid the local Radiologic Technologists and Technicians median of $82,140, a tax bill of that size would equal 8.7% of gross pay, which matters for anyone planning to buy rather than rent.
Rents, home prices and household income in Will County, IL
Renters in Will County, IL pay a median gross rent of $1,462 a month in the Census survey, 15% above the Illinois median of $1,274. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, which this site uses in the budget, is $1,780 a month; the two measures differ because the Census figure covers units of every size that renters already occupy, while the HUD figure is a one-bedroom benchmark. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $319,600, 21% above the Illinois median of $263,300. Median household income is $109,984, 32% above the Illinois median of $83,390, so a year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent equals 19.4% of that income.
Commuting in Will County, IL
Workers in Will County, IL who travel to a workplace spend an average of 31.4 minutes each way, 13% above the Illinois average of 27.8. For someone who commutes five days a week, that is 5.2 hours of round-trip travel every week, a cost the budget does not price. 14.7% of workers in Will County, IL work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally, which removes the commute for them.
Can Radiologic Technologists and Technicians afford to live in Will County, IL?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $82,140 that ceiling is $2,054 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,780 is $274 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $34.23 an hour; the median for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians is $39.49, which is 15% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $30.01 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 13.7 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $2,011 a month means $1,006 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $9,294 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $43,329.
How fast you can save
At $2,836 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 4 months. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 8 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay in Will County, IL
How much do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians make per hour in Will County, IL?
The median is $39.49 per hour, based on $82,140 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $28.91 at the 10th percentile to $51.03 at the 90th percentile.
How much do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians take home after taxes in Will County, IL?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $82,140 becomes $62,412 a year. That is $5,201 a month, $2,400 every two weeks or $1,200 a week.
How much tax do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay in Will County, IL?
Total taxes are $19,728 a year, an effective rate of 24.0%: $9,520 federal income tax, $6,284 FICA and $3,925 Illinois income tax.
Do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians earn more in Will County, IL than elsewhere in Illinois?
Yes. The local median of $82,140 is +5.0% versus the Illinois average of $78,232, a difference of $3,908 a year.
Can Radiologic Technologists and Technicians afford a one-bedroom apartment in Will County, IL?
A one-bedroom costs $1,780 a month against take-home pay of $5,201, which is 34.2% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $2,054 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Will County, IL?
About $2,836 a month ($34,035 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $28,377 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Will County, IL at the 30% guideline?
$34.23 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $21,360 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians is $39.49.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Illinois rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.