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Salaries & Cost of Living in Grundy County, IL

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

Jobs listed
107
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$51,440
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,233
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Grundy County, IL

Grundy 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 Grundy County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,233 a month and a two-bedroom $1,613. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,813 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 Grundy County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in Grundy County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 107.

Occupations in Grundy County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,760$121,238$8,285
2Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$8,024
3Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,857
4Marketing Managers$165,340$115,900$7,841
5Sales Managers$158,690$111,684$7,489
6Human Resources Managers$156,770$110,466$7,388
7Software Developers$134,380$96,271$6,205
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,780$92,721$5,909
9Medical and Health Services Managers$123,090$89,113$5,608
10Construction Managers$117,280$85,393$5,298
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$111,260$81,456$4,970
12General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,868
13Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$107,810$79,200$4,782
14Project Management Specialists$105,320$77,571$4,647
15Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,634
16Computer Systems Analysts$103,490$76,375$4,547
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$103,380$76,303$4,541
18Electricians$102,350$75,629$4,485
19Industrial Engineers$101,760$75,243$4,453
20Financial and Investment Analysts$101,750$75,237$4,452
21Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$100,760$74,589$4,398
22Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$4,383
23Civil Engineers$100,160$74,197$4,365
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$4,300
25First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,420$64,557$3,562
26Firefighters$82,820$62,856$3,420
27Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$3,395
28Carpenters$80,440$61,300$3,291
29Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$3,288
30Logisticians$79,900$60,947$3,261
31Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,510$60,038$3,185
32Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$3,179
33Human Resources Specialists$78,210$59,841$3,169
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,070$59,750$3,161
35Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,770$59,554$3,145
36First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,500$58,723$3,076
37Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$3,013
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,816
39Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,760
40Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,550$54,832$2,752
41Insurance Sales Agents$69,240$53,975$2,680
42First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,330$53,380$2,631
43Training and Development Specialists$67,050$52,543$2,561
44Child, Family, and School Social Workers$64,790$51,065$2,438
45Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,730$51,026$2,434
46Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,750$50,337$2,377
47Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$2,286
48Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,600$48,716$2,242
49Construction Laborers$60,890$48,181$2,197
50Computer User Support Specialists$60,730$48,060$2,187