Material Moving Workers, All Other Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Material Moving Workers, All Other in Chicago, Illinois earns $42,810 a year.

$42,810 / year, mean
↓ 5.0% below national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for material moving workers, all other — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
N/A
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.6%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

New York $63,260 Virginia Beach $59,560 Portland $57,160 Baltimore $55,010 Eugene $54,890 Beaumont $52,070 Indianapolis $51,780 Merced $50,650 Philadelphia $50,420 Pittsburgh $49,550 Richmond $47,500 San Antonio $47,210 Vallejo $46,960 San Francisco $46,610 Orlando $46,450 San Jose $46,230 Detroit $45,800 Chico $45,180 Dallas $43,970 Austin $43,800 Jacksonville $43,790 Chicago $42,810 Salinas $42,480 Santa Rosa $42,460 Los Angeles $42,030 Santa Cruz $41,840 Houston $41,690 Sacramento $41,590 Stockton $41,470 Miami $41,450 Riverside $41,070 Modesto $41,020 San Diego $40,610 Oxnard $40,540 Redding $40,110 Fresno $39,910 San Luis Obispo $39,570 Tampa $39,510 Visalia $39,410 Salisbury $39,310 Bakersfield $39,190 Santa Maria $38,100 Fort Myers $37,820 Lakeland $36,330 Tyler $35,250 McAllen $34,480
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Austin, Texas$43,800+2.3%
Bakersfield, California$39,190-8.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$55,010+28.5%
Beaumont, Texas$52,070+21.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$37,820-11.7%
Chico, California$45,180+5.5%
Dallas, Texas$43,970+2.7%
Detroit, Michigan$45,800+7.0%
Eugene, Oregon$54,890+28.2%
Fresno, California$39,910-6.8%
Houston, Texas$41,690-2.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$51,780+21.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$43,790+2.3%
Lakeland, Florida$36,330-15.1%
Los Angeles, California$42,030-1.8%
McAllen, Texas$34,480-19.5%
Merced, California$50,650+18.3%
Miami, Florida$41,450-3.2%
Modesto, California$41,020-4.2%
New York, New York$63,260+47.8%
Orlando, Florida$46,450+8.5%
Oxnard, California$40,540-5.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$50,420+17.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$49,550+15.7%
Portland, Oregon$57,160+33.5%
Redding, California$40,110-6.3%
Richmond, Virginia$47,500+11.0%
Riverside, California$41,070-4.1%
Sacramento, California$41,590-2.8%
Salinas, California$42,480-0.8%
Salisbury, Maryland$39,310-8.2%
San Antonio, Texas$47,210+10.3%
San Diego, California$40,610-5.1%
San Francisco, California$46,610+8.9%
San Jose, California$46,230+8.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$39,570-7.6%
Santa Cruz, California$41,840-2.3%
Santa Maria, California$38,100-11.0%
Santa Rosa, California$42,460-0.8%
Stockton, California$41,470-3.1%
Tampa, Florida$39,510-7.7%
Tyler, Texas$35,250-17.7%
Vallejo, California$46,960+9.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$59,560+39.1%
Visalia, California$39,410-7.9%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
42,810/yr
Estimated take-home
34,600/yr
Est. total withheld
19.2%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-7199 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555