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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Bloomington, IL

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Bloomington, IL earns $33,540 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,289 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,290
Median percentile
$33,540
75th percentile
$35,250
90th percentile
$37,910

Based on 230 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

$27,469 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,540
Federal income tax−$1,845
Social Security + Medicare−$2,566
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,660
Monthly take-home$2,289
Every two weeks$1,057

Does it go far here?

$35,857Median pay in Bloomington, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,009 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bloomington, IL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Financial Managers$156,240
Lawyers$124,100
Software Developers$123,320
Data Scientists$120,760
Computer Systems Analysts$103,030
General and Operations Managers$93,250
Insurance Sales Agents$82,040

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