Paycheck Atlas

Production Workers, All Other salary in Chicago, IL

The median production workers, all other in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $41,250 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,774 a month.

10th percentile
$34,880
25th percentile
$37,600
Median percentile
$41,250
75th percentile
$49,750
90th percentile
$60,180

Based on 4,810 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

$33,283 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,250
Federal income tax−$2,770
Social Security + Medicare−$3,156
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,042
Monthly take-home$2,774
Every two weeks$1,280

Does it go far here?

$39,819Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
52%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 production workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois