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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Kankakee, IL

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kankakee, IL earns $48,880 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,253 a month.

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$43,370
Median percentile
$48,880
75th percentile
$60,830
90th percentile
$67,790

Based on 260 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

$39,036 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,880
Federal income tax−$3,686
Social Security + Medicare−$3,739
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,420
Monthly take-home$3,253
Every two weeks$1,501

Does it go far here?

$50,709Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kankakee, IL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,310
Registered Nurses$86,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$46,750
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,740
Office Clerks, General$40,450

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