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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median community and social service specialists, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $41,240 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,773 a month.

10th percentile
$33,050
25th percentile
$34,930
Median percentile
$41,240
75th percentile
$51,620
90th percentile
$61,360

Based on 2,260 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

$33,275 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,240
Federal income tax−$2,769
Social Security + Medicare−$3,155
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,041
Monthly take-home$2,773
Every two weeks$1,280

Does it go far here?

$39,809Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
52%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 community and social service specialists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois