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Salaries & Cost of Living in Lake County, IL

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

Jobs listed
36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$47,525
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,780
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
94%
34 of 36

Pay and cost of living in Lake County, IL

Lake 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 Lake County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,780 a month and a two-bedroom $2,011. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $28,377 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,326 a year, and 34 of the 36 occupations listed here (94%) 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 Lake County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in Lake County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–36 of 36.

Occupations in Lake County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$7,477
2Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,310
3Software Developers$134,380$96,271$5,658
4General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,321
5Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,087
6Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$3,836
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$3,753
8Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$2,848
9Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$2,741
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$2,632
11Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$2,466
12First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,269
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,213
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$1,739
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,020$46,017$1,470
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,440$41,055$1,057
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,440$40,301$994
18Light Truck Drivers$47,950$38,424$837
19Customer Service Representatives$47,100$37,783$784
20Nursing Assistants$46,940$37,662$774
21Office Clerks, General$46,330$37,202$735
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,650$35,182$567
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,650$34,428$504
24Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,550$32,844$372
25Security Guards$39,990$32,422$337
26Cooks, Restaurant$38,930$31,623$270
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,470$31,276$242
28Stockers and Order Fillers$38,450$31,261$240
29Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,180$31,057$223
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,060$30,967$216
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,840$30,801$202
32Retail Salespersons$35,820$29,278$75
33Cashiers$35,010$28,667$24
34Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,630$28,381$0
35Bartenders$31,200$25,794−$215
36Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$25,794−$215