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Salaries & Cost of Living in DeKalb County, IL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 107 occupations in DeKalb County, IL.

Jobs listed
107
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$51,440
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,155
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in DeKalb County, IL

DeKalb County, IL is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN labor market, and this page summarizes 107 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $51,440 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $173,760, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $31,200.

A one-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,155 a month and a two-bedroom $1,481. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,877 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $51,757 a year, and every one of the 107 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside DeKalb County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in DeKalb County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 107.

Occupations in DeKalb County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,760$121,238$8,363
2Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$8,102
3Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,935
4Marketing Managers$165,340$115,900$7,919
5Sales Managers$158,690$111,684$7,567
6Human Resources Managers$156,770$110,466$7,466
7Software Developers$134,380$96,271$6,283
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,780$92,721$5,987
9Medical and Health Services Managers$123,090$89,113$5,686
10Construction Managers$117,280$85,393$5,376
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$111,260$81,456$5,048
12General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,946
13Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$107,810$79,200$4,860
14Project Management Specialists$105,320$77,571$4,725
15Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,712
16Computer Systems Analysts$103,490$76,375$4,625
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$103,380$76,303$4,619
18Electricians$102,350$75,629$4,563
19Industrial Engineers$101,760$75,243$4,531
20Financial and Investment Analysts$101,750$75,237$4,530
21Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$100,760$74,589$4,476
22Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$4,461
23Civil Engineers$100,160$74,197$4,443
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$4,378
25First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,420$64,557$3,640
26Firefighters$82,820$62,856$3,498
27Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$3,473
28Carpenters$80,440$61,300$3,369
29Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$3,366
30Logisticians$79,900$60,947$3,339
31Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,510$60,038$3,263
32Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$3,257
33Human Resources Specialists$78,210$59,841$3,247
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,070$59,750$3,239
35Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,770$59,554$3,223
36First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,500$58,723$3,154
37Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$3,091
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,894
39Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,838
40Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,550$54,832$2,830
41Insurance Sales Agents$69,240$53,975$2,758
42First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,330$53,380$2,709
43Training and Development Specialists$67,050$52,543$2,639
44Child, Family, and School Social Workers$64,790$51,065$2,516
45Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,730$51,026$2,512
46Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,750$50,337$2,455
47Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$2,364
48Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,600$48,716$2,320
49Construction Laborers$60,890$48,181$2,275
50Computer User Support Specialists$60,730$48,060$2,265