Food Batchmakers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,615
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$9,515
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,062
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$48,130
Kept after tax
$38,615
Worth in national money
$39,062
State rank
5
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is one of the better-paying states for food batchmakers. The middle earner takes $48,130, which ranks 5 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 13.81% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Illinois reports figures for, this is number 351.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $48,130, tax leaves $38,615, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $39,062 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $48,720, since top earners drag the number up.
- Illinois ranks 5 of 50 states publishing a median for food batchmakers, at $48,130 — about 13.81% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Illinois's occupational distribution, food batchmakers sits at 351 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Because Illinois sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for food batchmakers — median $48,130 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $38,615 retained, $39,062 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $48,720 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Food Batchmakers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,750 |
| This salary | $48,130 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Illinois | $38,615 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,852 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,978 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,345 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,602 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Illinois earn less than $48,130. The published range is $34,680 up to $61,750, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Illinois's $38,615, worked from $48,130. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 351 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,062 uses one figure for the whole of Illinois. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 351.
- Reported values are medians; for food batchmakers in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,680 to $61,750. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Illinois take-home of $38,615, on $48,130 for work ranking 351 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 351 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,062, worked from $48,130, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Illinois address, on work sitting at 351 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,680 at the tenth percentile, $61,750 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Illinois is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,062 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Illinois adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,615 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,680 to $61,750) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Illinois rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $39,062 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,615 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.