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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in Chicago, IL

The median pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $36,980 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,505 a month.

10th percentile
$31,250
25th percentile
$34,950
Median percentile
$36,980
75th percentile
$45,270
90th percentile
$71,750

Based on 410 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

$30,063 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,980
Federal income tax−$2,258
Social Security + Medicare−$2,829
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,831
Monthly take-home$2,505
Every two weeks$1,156

Does it go far here?

$35,697Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
57%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

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