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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $36,730 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,490 a month.

10th percentile
$34,090
25th percentile
$34,310
Median percentile
$36,730
75th percentile
$37,060
90th percentile
$43,600

Based on 520 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,874 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,730
Federal income tax−$2,228
Social Security + Medicare−$2,810
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,818
Monthly take-home$2,490
Every two weeks$1,149

Does it go far here?

$35,455Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

All ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois