Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,772
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$8,588
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,187
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
$44,360
Kept after tax
$35,772
Worth in national money
$36,187
State rank
13
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $44,360, which ranks 13 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 8.3% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Illinois, this one sits low: 399 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $44,360 the take-home is $35,772, which is worth about $36,187 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $45,170, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Illinois ranks 13 of 47 states publishing a median for office machine operators, except computer, at $44,360 — about 8.3% 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.
- Office machine operators, except computer occupies position 399 of 494 in Illinois's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Illinois's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for office machine operators, except computer on its $44,360 median: $35,772 retained after tax becomes $36,187 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $45,170 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,990 |
| This salary | $44,360 |
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 | $35,772 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,823 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,736 |
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 | $41,807 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,309 |
| 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 office machine operators, except computer in Illinois earn under $44,360 and half over. The published range runs $34,440 at the tenth percentile to $59,990 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $35,772, from $44,360, 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 399 of 494 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,187 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 399.
- Figures are distribution medians for office machine operators, except computer in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,440 to $59,990; 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 $35,772 from $44,360. 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 399 of 494 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,187, worked from $44,360, 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 399 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,440 and the top tenth $59,990, so most people doing this work in Illinois sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,187 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 $35,772 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 47 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 ($34,440 to $59,990) 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 $36,187 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 $35,772 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.