Production Workers, All Other in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,789
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$7,941
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,181
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
$41,730
Kept after tax
$33,789
Worth in national money
$34,181
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Illinois is 25 of 51 states for production workers, all other, with a middle wage of $41,730. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against 494 occupations Illinois publishes, production workers, all other lands at 417. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $41,730, take-home of $33,789 is worth roughly $34,181 in national money. The average comes to $47,310, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Illinois ranks 25 of 51 for production workers, all other at $41,730. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Illinois, this work ranks 417 of 494 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for production workers, all other, whose median is $41,730, the adjusted figure of $34,181 differs little from $33,789 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,310 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Production Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $41,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,540 |
| This salary | $41,730 |
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 | $33,789 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $35,710 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,568 |
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 | $39,339 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,105 |
| 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 $41,730. The published range is $31,680 up to $65,540, 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 $33,789, worked from $41,730. 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 417 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,181, the adjusted value of that $41,730 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 417 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for production workers, all other in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,680 to $65,540. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Illinois take-home of $33,789, on $41,730 for work ranking 417 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 417 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $34,181 — the adjusted value of that $41,730 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 417 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 $47,310, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $31,680 at the bottom tenth to $65,540 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $34,181 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 $33,789 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 $47,310. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($31,680) and the ninetieth ($65,540) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $34,181 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 $33,789 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.