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Tree Trimmers and Pruners salary in Chicago, IL

The median tree trimmers and pruners in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $64,260 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,219 a month.

10th percentile
$45,710
25th percentile
$46,780
Median percentile
$64,260
75th percentile
$73,570
90th percentile
$90,840

Based on 630 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

$50,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,260
Federal income tax−$5,531
Social Security + Medicare−$4,916
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,181
Monthly take-home$4,219
Every two weeks$1,947

Does it go far here?

$62,030Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
34%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 tree trimmers and pruners salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois