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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Chicago, IL

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $58,020 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,827 a month.

10th percentile
$36,870
25th percentile
$45,070
Median percentile
$58,020
75th percentile
$72,100
90th percentile
$82,320

Based on 45,710 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

$45,927 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,020
Federal income tax−$4,782
Social Security + Medicare−$4,439
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,872
Monthly take-home$3,827
Every two weeks$1,766

Does it go far here?

$56,007Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
37%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 maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois