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Tool and Die Makers salary in Chicago, IL

The median tool and die makers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $61,180 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,026 a month.

10th percentile
$40,010
25th percentile
$47,150
Median percentile
$61,180
75th percentile
$74,720
90th percentile
$83,050

Based on 3,750 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

$48,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,180
Federal income tax−$5,162
Social Security + Medicare−$4,680
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,028
Monthly take-home$4,026
Every two weeks$1,858

Does it go far here?

$59,057Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
36%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 tool and die makers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois