Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,755
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$6,625
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,100
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
$36,380
Kept after tax
$29,755
Worth in national money
$30,100
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for maids and housekeeping cleaners is strong here. Illinois's middle earner gets $36,380, putting the state 17 of 51 — about 2.45% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Illinois this is lower-paid work. Of 494 occupations the state publishes figures for, maids and housekeeping cleaners ranks 464. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $36,380, take-home of $29,755 is worth roughly $30,100 in national money. The average comes to $38,960, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For maids and housekeeping cleaners, Illinois sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $36,380, ranking 17 of 51 and running about 2.45% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Against every occupation Illinois reports, maids and housekeeping cleaners ranks 464 of 494, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for maids and housekeeping cleaners, whose median is $36,380, the adjusted figure of $30,100 differs little from $29,755 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $38,960 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,910 |
| This salary | $36,380 |
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 | $29,755 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,225 |
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 | $34,319 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,690 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of maids and housekeeping cleaners in Illinois earn under $36,380 and half over. The published range runs $31,200 at the tenth percentile to $49,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $29,755, from $36,380, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 464 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,100, the adjusted value of that $36,380 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 464 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for maids and housekeeping cleaners in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,200 to $49,910; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,755 from $36,380. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 464 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $30,100 — the adjusted value of that $36,380 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 464 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $38,960, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,200 and the top tenth $49,910, so most people doing this work in Illinois sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $30,100.
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 $29,755 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Illinois is $38,960. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $49,910) 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 $30,100 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 $29,755 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.