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Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in Chicago, IL

The median painters, construction and maintenance in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $61,740 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,061 a month.

10th percentile
$44,560
25th percentile
$48,970
Median percentile
$61,740
75th percentile
$95,850
90th percentile
$109,820

Based on 5,480 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

$48,732 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,740
Federal income tax−$5,229
Social Security + Medicare−$4,723
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,056
Monthly take-home$4,061
Every two weeks$1,874

Does it go far here?

$59,597Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
35%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 painters, construction and maintenance salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois