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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Chicago, IL

The median industrial machinery mechanics in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $75,800 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,867 a month.

10th percentile
$49,250
25th percentile
$61,930
Median percentile
$75,800
75th percentile
$91,000
90th percentile
$102,590

Based on 8,710 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

$58,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,800
Federal income tax−$7,846
Social Security + Medicare−$5,799
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,752
Monthly take-home$4,867
Every two weeks$2,246

Does it go far here?

$73,170Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
29%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

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