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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Kankakee, IL

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Kankakee, IL earns $58,400 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,851 a month.

10th percentile
$35,860
25th percentile
$43,300
Median percentile
$58,400
75th percentile
$68,470
90th percentile
$77,460

Based on 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

$46,214 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,400
Federal income tax−$4,828
Social Security + Medicare−$4,468
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,891
Monthly take-home$3,851
Every two weeks$1,777

Does it go far here?

$60,585Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
28%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
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
Phlebotomists$40,230

All maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois