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Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners salary in Chicago, IL

The median gambling and sports book writers and runners in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $35,440 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,408 a month.

10th percentile
$32,720
25th percentile
$34,610
Median percentile
$35,440
75th percentile
$47,710
90th percentile
$51,080

Based on 80 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

$28,902 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,440
Federal income tax−$2,073
Social Security + Medicare−$2,711
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,754
Monthly take-home$2,408
Every two weeks$1,112

Does it go far here?

$34,210Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
59%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 gambling and sports book writers and runners salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois