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Carpenters salary in Illinois

The median carpenters in Illinois earns $79,000 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,041 a month.

10th percentile
$39,890
25th percentile
$56,160
Median percentile
$79,000
75th percentile
$106,950
90th percentile
$117,660

Based on 19,570 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

$60,496 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,000
Federal income tax−$8,550
Social Security + Medicare−$6,044
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,911
Monthly take-home$5,041
Every two weeks$2,327

Does it go far here?

$79,033Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All carpenters salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois