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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Kankakee, IL

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Kankakee, IL earns $37,110 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,513 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$37,110
75th percentile
$45,270
90th percentile
$48,040

Based on 1,190 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

$30,161 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,110
Federal income tax−$2,273
Social Security + Medicare−$2,839
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,837
Monthly take-home$2,513
Every two weeks$1,160

Does it go far here?

$38,498Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
44%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

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois