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Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $63,900 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,197 a month.

10th percentile
$48,680
25th percentile
$50,060
Median percentile
$63,900
75th percentile
$81,230
90th percentile
$106,070

Based on 360 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

$50,361 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,900
Federal income tax−$5,488
Social Security + Medicare−$4,888
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,163
Monthly take-home$4,197
Every two weeks$1,937

Does it go far here?

$61,683Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
34%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 farm equipment mechanics and service technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois