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Cost Estimators salary in Kankakee, IL

The median cost estimators in Kankakee, IL earns $75,230 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,836 a month.

10th percentile
$42,220
25th percentile
$56,660
Median percentile
$75,230
75th percentile
$92,980
90th percentile
$115,900

Based on 60 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

$58,030 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,230
Federal income tax−$7,721
Social Security + Medicare−$5,755
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,724
Monthly take-home$4,836
Every two weeks$2,232

Does it go far here?

$78,044Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kankakee, IL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,310
Registered Nurses$86,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$46,750
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,740
Office Clerks, General$40,450

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