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Salaries & Cost of Living in Lake County, IL

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

Jobs listed
107
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$51,440
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,780
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
95%
102 of 107

Pay and cost of living in Lake County, IL

Lake 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 Lake County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,780 a month and a two-bedroom $2,011. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $28,377 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $51,757 a year, and 102 of the 107 occupations listed here (95%) earn 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 Lake County, IL or against other counties.

All jobs in Lake County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 107.

Occupations in Lake County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,760$121,238$7,738
2Financial Managers$168,810$118,100$7,477
3Lawyers$165,660$116,103$7,310
4Marketing Managers$165,340$115,900$7,294
5Sales Managers$158,690$111,684$6,942
6Human Resources Managers$156,770$110,466$6,841
7Software Developers$134,380$96,271$5,658
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,780$92,721$5,362
9Medical and Health Services Managers$123,090$89,113$5,061
10Construction Managers$117,280$85,393$4,751
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$111,260$81,456$4,423
12General and Operations Managers$109,390$80,233$4,321
13Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$107,810$79,200$4,235
14Project Management Specialists$105,320$77,571$4,100
15Management Analysts$105,090$77,421$4,087
16Computer Systems Analysts$103,490$76,375$4,000
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$103,380$76,303$3,994
18Electricians$102,350$75,629$3,938
19Industrial Engineers$101,760$75,243$3,906
20Financial and Investment Analysts$101,750$75,237$3,905
21Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$100,760$74,589$3,851
22Registered Nurses$100,490$74,413$3,836
23Civil Engineers$100,160$74,197$3,818
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$73,418$3,753
25First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,420$64,557$3,015
26Firefighters$82,820$62,856$2,873
27Accountants and Auditors$82,360$62,556$2,848
28Carpenters$80,440$61,300$2,744
29Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$61,274$2,741
30Logisticians$79,900$60,947$2,714
31Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,510$60,038$2,638
32Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$59,959$2,632
33Human Resources Specialists$78,210$59,841$2,622
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,070$59,750$2,614
35Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,770$59,554$2,598
36First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,500$58,723$2,529
37Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$57,971$2,466
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$55,604$2,269
39Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$54,936$2,213
40Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,550$54,832$2,205
41Insurance Sales Agents$69,240$53,975$2,133
42First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,330$53,380$2,084
43Training and Development Specialists$67,050$52,543$2,014
44Child, Family, and School Social Workers$64,790$51,065$1,891
45Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,730$51,026$1,887
46Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,750$50,337$1,830
47Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$49,244$1,739
48Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,600$48,716$1,695
49Construction Laborers$60,890$48,181$1,650
50Computer User Support Specialists$60,730$48,060$1,640