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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Kankakee, IL

The median social and human service assistants in Kankakee, IL earns $43,250 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,899 a month.

10th percentile
$36,260
25th percentile
$39,390
Median percentile
$43,250
75th percentile
$57,590
90th percentile
$83,990

Based on 230 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

$34,791 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,250
Federal income tax−$3,010
Social Security + Medicare−$3,309
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,141
Monthly take-home$2,899
Every two weeks$1,338

Does it go far here?

$44,868Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
38%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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