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Salaries & Cost of Living in Jersey County, IL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 31 occupations in Jersey County, IL.

Jobs listed
31
St. Louis, MO-IL
Median of medians
$44,980
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,104
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Jersey County, IL

Across the 31 occupations we cover in Jersey County, IL, the middle median salary is $44,980 a year. Pay runs from $30,860 for Cooks, Fast Food up to $129,030 for Software Developers, a spread of $98,170. Wages come from the St. Louis, MO-IL survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Jersey County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,104 a month and a two-bedroom $1,349. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,265 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $41,366 a year, and every one of the 31 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Jersey County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–31 of 31.

Occupations in Jersey County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$129,030$92,879$6,051
2Project Management Specialists$100,510$74,426$4,513
3General and Operations Managers$93,140$69,606$4,112
4Registered Nurses$83,180$63,092$3,569
5Accountants and Auditors$78,880$60,280$3,335
6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,590$53,550$2,774
7Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,590$50,934$2,556
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,130$49,116$2,404
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,650$48,000$2,311
10Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,240$46,183$2,160
11Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,930$42,933$1,889
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,970$39,947$1,640
13Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,570$37,383$1,427
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,200$37,104$1,403
15Customer Service Representatives$45,800$36,803$1,378
16Office Clerks, General$44,980$36,185$1,327
17Security Guards$42,600$34,390$1,177
18Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,780$33,772$1,126
19Nursing Assistants$39,110$31,759$958
20Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,040$31,706$953
21First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,520$31,314$921
22Stockers and Order Fillers$37,840$30,801$878
23Cooks, Restaurant$37,690$30,688$869
24Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,620$29,881$801
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,410$29,723$788
26Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,490$28,275$668
27Retail Salespersons$33,820$27,770$625
28Cashiers$32,380$26,684$535
29Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,260$25,840$465
30Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$25,794$461
31Cooks, Fast Food$30,860$25,538$439