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Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary in Chicago, IL

The median janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $38,470 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,599 a month.

10th percentile
$32,760
25th percentile
$36,360
Median percentile
$38,470
75th percentile
$45,730
90th percentile
$50,000

Based on 70,000 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

$31,186 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,470
Federal income tax−$2,436
Social Security + Medicare−$2,943
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,904
Monthly take-home$2,599
Every two weeks$1,199

Does it go far here?

$37,135Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
55%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 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois