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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Illinois

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Illinois earns $38,880 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,625 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$33,290
Median percentile
$38,880
75th percentile
$45,230
90th percentile
$56,000

Based on 2,720 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

$31,496 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,880
Federal income tax−$2,486
Social Security + Medicare−$2,974
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,925
Monthly take-home$2,625
Every two weeks$1,211

Does it go far here?

$38,896Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
49%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 preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois