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Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders salary in Chicago, IL

The median tank car, truck, and ship loaders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $61,420 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,041 a month.

10th percentile
$45,330
25th percentile
$45,370
Median percentile
$61,420
75th percentile
$69,320
90th percentile
$69,380

Based on 1,460 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

$48,491 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,420
Federal income tax−$5,190
Social Security + Medicare−$4,699
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,040
Monthly take-home$4,041
Every two weeks$1,865

Does it go far here?

$59,289Median 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 tank car, truck, and ship loaders salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois