Obstetricians and Gynecologists Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Chicago, Illinois earns $233,250 a year.

$233,250 / year, mean
↓ 14.0% below national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for obstetricians and gynecologists, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,120
Estimate confidence
RSE 11.7%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Kiryas Joel $344,030 Seattle $341,170 Syracuse $320,630 Allentown $319,470 Louisville $309,170 Baltimore $308,550 Roanoke $307,000 Riverside $303,560 Fresno $298,370 Buffalo $294,140 New York $292,030 Visalia $282,290 San Jose $280,820 Los Angeles $277,800 Indianapolis $273,860 Dallas $273,780 Philadelphia $271,630 San Diego $270,380 Albany $265,710 Grand Rapids $264,880 Detroit $259,380 Richmond $246,600 San Antonio $245,370 Saginaw $243,880 Trenton $241,210 Chicago $233,250 Orlando $228,430 San Francisco $215,820 Santa Rosa $208,020 Rochester $206,720 Lexington $203,840 Houston $174,590
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Albany, New York$265,710+13.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$319,470+37.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$308,550+32.3%
Buffalo, New York$294,140+26.1%
Dallas, Texas$273,780+17.4%
Detroit, Michigan$259,380+11.2%
Fresno, California$298,370+27.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$264,880+13.6%
Houston, Texas$174,590-25.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$273,860+17.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$344,030+47.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$203,840-12.6%
Los Angeles, California$277,800+19.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$309,170+32.5%
New York, New York$292,030+25.2%
Orlando, Florida$228,430-2.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$271,630+16.5%
Richmond, Virginia$246,600+5.7%
Riverside, California$303,560+30.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$307,000+31.6%
Rochester, New York$206,720-11.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$243,880+4.6%
San Antonio, Texas$245,370+5.2%
San Diego, California$270,380+15.9%
San Francisco, California$215,820-7.5%
San Jose, California$280,820+20.4%
Santa Rosa, California$208,020-10.8%
Seattle, Washington$341,170+46.3%
Syracuse, New York$320,630+37.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$241,210+3.4%
Visalia, California$282,290+21.0%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
233,250/yr
Estimated take-home
160,781/yr
Est. total withheld
31.1%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1218 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.