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Medical Records Specialists salary in Kankakee, IL

The median medical records specialists in Kankakee, IL earns $56,450 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,729 a month.

10th percentile
$37,020
25th percentile
$45,300
Median percentile
$56,450
75th percentile
$69,890
90th percentile
$80,290

Based on 40 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

$44,743 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,450
Federal income tax−$4,594
Social Security + Medicare−$4,318
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,794
Monthly take-home$3,729
Every two weeks$1,721

Does it go far here?

$58,562Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
29%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

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