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Salaries & Cost of Living in Kendall County, IL

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

Jobs listed
36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$47,525
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,790
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
92%
33 of 36

Pay and cost of living in Kendall County, IL

Kendall 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 Kendall County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,790 a month and a two-bedroom $2,341. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $28,497 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,326 a year, and 33 of the 36 occupations listed here (92%) earn 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 Kendall County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in Kendall County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–36 of 36.

Occupations in Kendall County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$7,467
2Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,300
3Software Developers$134,380$96,271$5,648
4General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,311
5Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,077
6Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$3,826
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$3,743
8Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$2,838
9Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$2,731
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$2,622
11Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$2,456
12First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,259
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,203
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$1,729
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,020$46,017$1,460
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,440$41,055$1,047
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,440$40,301$984
18Light Truck Drivers$47,950$38,424$827
19Customer Service Representatives$47,100$37,783$774
20Nursing Assistants$46,940$37,662$764
21Office Clerks, General$46,330$37,202$725
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,650$35,182$557
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,650$34,428$494
24Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,550$32,844$362
25Security Guards$39,990$32,422$327
26Cooks, Restaurant$38,930$31,623$260
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,470$31,276$232
28Stockers and Order Fillers$38,450$31,261$230
29Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,180$31,057$213
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,060$30,967$206
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,840$30,801$192
32Retail Salespersons$35,820$29,278$65
33Cashiers$35,010$28,667$14
34Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,630$28,381−$10
35Bartenders$31,200$25,794−$225
36Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$25,794−$225