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Financial Clerks, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median financial clerks, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $56,980 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,762 a month.

10th percentile
$53,730
25th percentile
$54,470
Median percentile
$56,980
75th percentile
$63,920
90th percentile
$83,790

Based on 1,820 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

$45,143 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,980
Federal income tax−$4,658
Social Security + Medicare−$4,359
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,821
Monthly take-home$3,762
Every two weeks$1,736

Does it go far here?

$55,003Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
38%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 financial clerks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois