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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles salary in Chicago, IL

The median floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $70,370 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,571 a month.

10th percentile
$46,330
25th percentile
$52,710
Median percentile
$70,370
75th percentile
$92,070
90th percentile
$114,630

Based on 1,010 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

$54,852 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,370
Federal income tax−$6,651
Social Security + Medicare−$5,383
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,483
Monthly take-home$4,571
Every two weeks$2,110

Does it go far here?

$67,928Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
31%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 floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois