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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median information and record clerks, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $55,850 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,691 a month.

10th percentile
$43,830
25th percentile
$49,290
Median percentile
$55,850
75th percentile
$65,330
90th percentile
$72,590

Based on 930 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

$44,291 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,850
Federal income tax−$4,522
Social Security + Medicare−$4,273
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,765
Monthly take-home$3,691
Every two weeks$1,703

Does it go far here?

$53,912Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
39%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 information and record clerks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois