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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in Chicago, IL

The median computer numerically controlled tool operators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $48,660 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,239 a month.

10th percentile
$38,990
25th percentile
$42,850
Median percentile
$48,660
75th percentile
$61,460
90th percentile
$73,840

Based on 5,480 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

$38,870 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,660
Federal income tax−$3,659
Social Security + Medicare−$3,722
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,409
Monthly take-home$3,239
Every two weeks$1,495

Does it go far here?

$46,971Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
44%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 computer numerically controlled tool operators salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois