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Salaries & Cost of Living in DeKalb County, IL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 36 occupations in DeKalb County, IL.

Jobs listed
36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$47,525
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,155
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in DeKalb County, IL

DeKalb County, IL is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN labor market, and this page summarizes 36 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $47,525 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $168,810, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $31,200.

A one-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,155 a month and a two-bedroom $1,481. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,877 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,326 a year, and every one of the 36 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside DeKalb County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in DeKalb County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–36 of 36.

Occupations in DeKalb County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$8,102
2Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,935
3Software Developers$134,380$96,271$6,283
4General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,946
5Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,712
6Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$4,461
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$4,378
8Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$3,473
9Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$3,366
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$3,257
11Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$3,091
12First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,894
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,838
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$2,364
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,020$46,017$2,095
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,440$41,055$1,682
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,440$40,301$1,619
18Light Truck Drivers$47,950$38,424$1,462
19Customer Service Representatives$47,100$37,783$1,409
20Nursing Assistants$46,940$37,662$1,399
21Office Clerks, General$46,330$37,202$1,360
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,650$35,182$1,192
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,650$34,428$1,129
24Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,550$32,844$997
25Security Guards$39,990$32,422$962
26Cooks, Restaurant$38,930$31,623$895
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,470$31,276$867
28Stockers and Order Fillers$38,450$31,261$865
29Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,180$31,057$848
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,060$30,967$841
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,840$30,801$827
32Retail Salespersons$35,820$29,278$700
33Cashiers$35,010$28,667$649
34Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,630$28,381$625
35Bartenders$31,200$25,794$410
36Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$25,794$410