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Food Batchmakers salary in Illinois

The median food batchmakers in Illinois earns $48,130 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,206 a month.

10th percentile
$34,680
25th percentile
$39,000
Median percentile
$48,130
75th percentile
$57,200
90th percentile
$61,750

Based on 12,320 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

$38,470 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,130
Federal income tax−$3,596
Social Security + Medicare−$3,682
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,382
Monthly take-home$3,206
Every two weeks$1,480

Does it go far here?

$48,150Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All food batchmakers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois