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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Chicago, IL

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $61,310 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,034 a month.

10th percentile
$40,490
25th percentile
$47,670
Median percentile
$61,310
75th percentile
$77,590
90th percentile
$79,880

Based on 1,510 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

$48,408 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,310
Federal income tax−$5,177
Social Security + Medicare−$4,690
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,035
Monthly take-home$4,034
Every two weeks$1,862

Does it go far here?

$59,182Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
35%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 security and fire alarm systems installers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois