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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in Illinois

The median helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Illinois earns $39,730 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,678 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$34,880
Median percentile
$39,730
75th percentile
$48,420
90th percentile
$58,280

Based on 1,750 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

$32,136 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,730
Federal income tax−$2,588
Social Security + Medicare−$3,039
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,967
Monthly take-home$2,678
Every two weeks$1,236

Does it go far here?

$39,747Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
48%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 helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois