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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Kankakee, IL

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Kankakee, IL earns $37,850 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,560 a month.

10th percentile
$37,310
25th percentile
$37,310
Median percentile
$37,850
75th percentile
$43,930
90th percentile
$44,930

Based on 110 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

$30,719 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,850
Federal income tax−$2,362
Social Security + Medicare−$2,896
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,874
Monthly take-home$2,560
Every two weeks$1,181

Does it go far here?

$39,266Median pay in Kankakee, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kankakee, IL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,310
Registered Nurses$86,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$46,750
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,740
Office Clerks, General$40,450

All woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois