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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Kankakee, IL

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Kankakee, IL earns $78,840 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,033 a month.

10th percentile
$49,040
25th percentile
$69,480
Median percentile
$78,840
75th percentile
$91,950
90th percentile
$106,010

Based on 190 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

$60,391 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,840
Federal income tax−$8,515
Social Security + Medicare−$6,031
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,903
Monthly take-home$5,033
Every two weeks$2,323

Does it go far here?

$81,789Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
22%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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