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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Illinois

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Illinois earns $61,940 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,074 a month.

10th percentile
$39,210
25th percentile
$47,000
Median percentile
$61,940
75th percentile
$80,550
90th percentile
$91,600

Based on 5,580 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

$48,883 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,940
Federal income tax−$5,253
Social Security + Medicare−$4,738
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,066
Monthly take-home$4,074
Every two weeks$1,880

Does it go far here?

$61,966Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
31%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 chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois