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Library Technicians salary in Chicago, IL

The median library technicians in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $47,100 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,141 a month.

10th percentile
$36,260
25th percentile
$38,220
Median percentile
$47,100
75th percentile
$57,640
90th percentile
$62,910

Based on 1,520 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

$37,693 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,100
Federal income tax−$3,472
Social Security + Medicare−$3,603
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,331
Monthly take-home$3,141
Every two weeks$1,450

Does it go far here?

$45,466Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
46%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 library technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois