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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Chicago, IL

The median cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $46,130 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile
$37,190
25th percentile
$43,470
Median percentile
$46,130
75th percentile
$55,420
90th percentile
$55,420

Based on 150 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

$36,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,130
Federal income tax−$3,356
Social Security + Medicare−$3,529
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,283
Monthly take-home$3,080
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$44,529Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
46%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

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