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School Bus Monitors salary in Chicago, IL

The median school bus monitors in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $33,890 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,311 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,640
Median percentile
$33,890
75th percentile
$35,090
90th percentile
$38,210

Based on 5,210 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

$27,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,890
Federal income tax−$1,887
Social Security + Medicare−$2,593
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,678
Monthly take-home$2,311
Every two weeks$1,067

Does it go far here?

$32,714Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
62%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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