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Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers salary in Chicago, IL

The median electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $41,160 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,768 a month.

10th percentile
$33,330
25th percentile
$36,020
Median percentile
$41,160
75th percentile
$49,450
90th percentile
$63,180

Based on 9,750 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

$33,215 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,160
Federal income tax−$2,759
Social Security + Medicare−$3,149
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,037
Monthly take-home$2,768
Every two weeks$1,277

Does it go far here?

$39,732Median 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 electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois