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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers salary in Chicago, IL

The median ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $35,000 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,381 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$32,040
Median percentile
$35,000
75th percentile
$35,140
90th percentile
$38,600

Based on 4,490 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

$28,570 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,000
Federal income tax−$2,020
Social Security + Medicare−$2,678
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,733
Monthly take-home$2,381
Every two weeks$1,099

Does it go far here?

$33,785Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
60%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 ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois