Salary and cost of living across Illinois
We track 36 occupations in 17 counties of Illinois. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $47,100 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $748 a month in Macoupin County, IL to $1,790 in Kendall County, IL. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Cook County, IL has the highest median-of-medians pay at $47,525. DeKalb County, IL has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.