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Salaries & Cost of Living in Grundy County, IL

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

Jobs listed
36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$47,525
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,233
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Grundy County, IL

Grundy 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 Grundy County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,233 a month and a two-bedroom $1,613. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,813 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 Grundy County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in Grundy County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–36 of 36.

Occupations in Grundy County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$8,024
2Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,857
3Software Developers$134,380$96,271$6,205
4General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,868
5Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,634
6Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$4,383
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$4,300
8Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$3,395
9Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$3,288
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$3,179
11Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$3,013
12First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,816
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,760
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$2,286
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,020$46,017$2,017
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,440$41,055$1,604
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,440$40,301$1,541
18Light Truck Drivers$47,950$38,424$1,384
19Customer Service Representatives$47,100$37,783$1,331
20Nursing Assistants$46,940$37,662$1,321
21Office Clerks, General$46,330$37,202$1,282
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,650$35,182$1,114
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,650$34,428$1,051
24Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,550$32,844$919
25Security Guards$39,990$32,422$884
26Cooks, Restaurant$38,930$31,623$817
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,470$31,276$789
28Stockers and Order Fillers$38,450$31,261$787
29Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,180$31,057$770
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,060$30,967$763
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,840$30,801$749
32Retail Salespersons$35,820$29,278$622
33Cashiers$35,010$28,667$571
34Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,630$28,381$547
35Bartenders$31,200$25,794$332
36Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$25,794$332