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Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary in Chicago, IL

The median conveyor operators and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $45,570 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,045 a month.

10th percentile
$40,890
25th percentile
$40,890
Median percentile
$45,570
75th percentile
$58,870
90th percentile
$115,420

Based on 220 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

$36,540 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,570
Federal income tax−$3,288
Social Security + Medicare−$3,486
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,256
Monthly take-home$3,045
Every two weeks$1,405

Does it go far here?

$43,989Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
47%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 conveyor operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois