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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers salary in Chicago, IL

The median engine and other machine assemblers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $49,630 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,300 a month.

10th percentile
$39,480
25th percentile
$40,950
Median percentile
$49,630
75th percentile
$49,630
90th percentile
$61,830

Based on 540 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

$39,601 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,630
Federal income tax−$3,776
Social Security + Medicare−$3,797
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,457
Monthly take-home$3,300
Every two weeks$1,523

Does it go far here?

$47,908Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
43%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 engine and other machine assemblers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois