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Salaries & Cost of Living in Macoupin County, IL

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

Jobs listed
31
St. Louis, MO-IL
Median of medians
$44,980
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$748
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Macoupin County, IL

Across the 31 occupations we cover in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $748 a month and a two-bedroom $978. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $15,993 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 Macoupin County, IL, highest paying first

Showing 1–31 of 31.

Occupations in Macoupin County, IL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$129,030$92,879$6,407
2Project Management Specialists$100,510$74,426$4,869
3General and Operations Managers$93,140$69,606$4,468
4Registered Nurses$83,180$63,092$3,925
5Accountants and Auditors$78,880$60,280$3,691
6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,590$53,550$3,130
7Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,590$50,934$2,912
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,130$49,116$2,760
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,650$48,000$2,667
10Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,240$46,183$2,516
11Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,930$42,933$2,245
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,970$39,947$1,996
13Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,570$37,383$1,783
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,200$37,104$1,759
15Customer Service Representatives$45,800$36,803$1,734
16Office Clerks, General$44,980$36,185$1,683
17Security Guards$42,600$34,390$1,533
18Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,780$33,772$1,482
19Nursing Assistants$39,110$31,759$1,314
20Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,040$31,706$1,309
21First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,520$31,314$1,277
22Stockers and Order Fillers$37,840$30,801$1,234
23Cooks, Restaurant$37,690$30,688$1,225
24Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,620$29,881$1,157
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,410$29,723$1,144
26Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,490$28,275$1,024
27Retail Salespersons$33,820$27,770$981
28Cashiers$32,380$26,684$891
29Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,260$25,840$821
30Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$25,794$817
31Cooks, Fast Food$30,860$25,538$795