Paycheck Atlas

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Illinois

The median weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Illinois earns $48,680 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,240 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$38,110
Median percentile
$48,680
75th percentile
$57,810
90th percentile
$61,030

Based on 1,790 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

$38,885 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,680
Federal income tax−$3,662
Social Security + Medicare−$3,724
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,410
Monthly take-home$3,240
Every two weeks$1,496

Does it go far here?

$48,700Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois