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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary in Chicago, IL

The median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $36,890 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,500 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$35,370
Median percentile
$36,890
75th percentile
$44,530
90th percentile
$51,040

Based on 1,020 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

$29,995 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,890
Federal income tax−$2,247
Social Security + Medicare−$2,822
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,826
Monthly take-home$2,500
Every two weeks$1,154

Does it go far here?

$35,610Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
57%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 farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois