Roofers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,921
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$17,979
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,615
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
$77,900
Kept after tax
$59,921
Worth in national money
$60,615
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is one of the better-paying states for roofers. The middle earner takes $77,900, which ranks 1 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 40.51% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Illinois reports figures for, this is number 161.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $77,900, tax leaves $59,921, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $60,615 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $77,650.
- Illinois ranks 1 of 51 states publishing a median for roofers, at $77,900 — about 40.51% 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, roofers sits at 161 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 roofers — median $77,900 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $59,921 retained, $60,615 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $77,650 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Roofers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,530 |
| This salary | $77,900 |
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 | $59,921 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,633 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,867 |
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 | $72,625 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,723 |
| 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 roofers in Illinois earn under $77,900 and half over. The published range runs $46,600 at the tenth percentile to $106,530 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $59,921, from $77,900, 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 161 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 $60,615, the adjusted value of that $77,900 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 161 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for roofers in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,600 to $106,530; 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 $59,921 from $77,900. 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 161 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $60,615 — the adjusted value of that $77,900 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 161 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $46,600 at the bottom tenth to $106,530 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Illinois sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $60,615 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Illinois's own levy, $59,921 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,600) and the ninetieth ($106,530) 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 $60,615 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 $59,921 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.