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Bailiffs salary in Chicago, IL

The median bailiffs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $50,660 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,365 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$36,390
Median percentile
$50,660
75th percentile
$60,150
90th percentile
$99,660

Based on 500 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

$40,378 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,660
Federal income tax−$3,899
Social Security + Medicare−$3,875
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,508
Monthly take-home$3,365
Every two weeks$1,553

Does it go far here?

$48,902Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
42%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 bailiffs salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois