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Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers salary in Chicago, IL

The median coil winders, tapers, and finishers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $47,460 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,164 a month.

10th percentile
$39,240
25th percentile
$43,600
Median percentile
$47,460
75th percentile
$58,020
90th percentile
$60,580

Based on 760 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

$37,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,460
Federal income tax−$3,515
Social Security + Medicare−$3,631
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,349
Monthly take-home$3,164
Every two weeks$1,460

Does it go far here?

$45,813Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
45%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 coil winders, tapers, and finishers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois