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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Kankakee, IL

The median public safety telecommunicators in Kankakee, IL earns $61,010 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,015 a month.

10th percentile
$48,160
25th percentile
$49,350
Median percentile
$61,010
75th percentile
$78,890
90th percentile
$78,890

Based on 50 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

$48,182 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,010
Federal income tax−$5,141
Social Security + Medicare−$4,667
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,020
Monthly take-home$4,015
Every two weeks$1,853

Does it go far here?

$63,292Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
27%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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