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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Chicago, IL

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $80,340 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,114 a month.

10th percentile
$49,610
25th percentile
$56,000
Median percentile
$80,340
75th percentile
$102,240
90th percentile
$102,240

Based on 740 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

$61,372 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,340
Federal income tax−$8,845
Social Security + Medicare−$6,146
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,977
Monthly take-home$5,114
Every two weeks$2,360

Does it go far here?

$77,552Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

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JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
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Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

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