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Office Clerks, General salary in Kankakee, IL

The median office clerks, general in Kankakee, IL earns $40,450 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,723 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$33,860
Median percentile
$40,450
75th percentile
$48,720
90th percentile
$59,990

Based on 560 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

$32,679 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,450
Federal income tax−$2,674
Social Security + Medicare−$3,094
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,002
Monthly take-home$2,723
Every two weeks$1,257

Does it go far here?

$41,963Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
40%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
Phlebotomists$40,230

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