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Chicago: $2,426/mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$8,208
Tax$2,130
Rent$1,782
Other bills$1,871
Left$2,426

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$2,426 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicago · home
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Chicago · where you live now

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$2,130
  • Rent$1,782
  • Other living costs$1,871
  • Left over$2,426

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$98,500
Federal income tax
−$13,284
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,535
State income tax (IL)
−$4,738
Take-home pay
$72,942
Effective tax rate
25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,782
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$392
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,653

Left over each month

$8,208 gross, minus $2,130 in tax and $3,653 in living costs.

$2,426

County by county

13 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Chicago, IL
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Cook CountyIL5.2M55%$1,381$1,400$305,200$81,79732 min
DuPage CountyIL927k10%$1,628$1,664$374,100$110,50228 min
Lake CountyIL712k8%$1,434$1,413$326,600$108,91729 min
Will CountyIL698k7%$1,413$1,371$298,000$107,79932 min
Kane CountyIL516k6%$1,404$1,411$303,000$100,67828 min
Lake CountyIN499k5%$1,094$1,104$214,700$68,98529 min
McHenry CountyIL311k3%$1,358$1,371$286,900$102,83631 min
Porter CountyIN174k2%$1,146$1,144$261,900$85,82828 min
Kendall CountyIL135k1%$1,763$1,706$298,900$110,47433 min
DeKalb CountyIL101k1%$1,041$1,078$231,900$69,02227 min
Grundy CountyIL53k1%$1,137$1,142$259,200$93,06028 min
Jasper CountyIN33k0%$926$864$204,400$79,63428 min
Newton CountyIN14k0%$927$839$159,300$68,59629 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,595 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,782.

Work from home
14.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.5% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

189 sunny days. July high 84°F. January nights 20°F. 33 min commute. One car.

Weather
189 sunny days, 84°F in July, 20°F January nights
Getting around
One car
Average commute
33 minutes each way
Size
9.5M people
Buying instead
Median home $301,900. About $2,332/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Illinois income tax. Sales tax 8.9%, property tax 2.10%.

Fit

Money left over
61
Sun and mild weather
55
Being in a big city
94
Public school districts in Chicago

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Chicago
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299Chicago324,13064313.8
Sd U-46Elgin34,0365514.4
Indian Prairie CUSD 204Aurora26,1083414.5
Plainfield SD 202Plainfield24,5563114.5
CUSD 300Algonquin20,7052914.2
CUSD 308Oswego16,7662214.6
Naperville CUSD 203Naperville16,0472213.5
Schaumburg CCSD 54Schaumburg15,2982811.9
Valley View CUSD 365URomeoville14,7102012.5
Waukegan CUSD 60Waukegan13,6402212.6
Township HSD 211Palatine12,458714.8
Aurora East USD 131Aurora12,1872015.7

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How is take-home pay in Chicago calculated?

Chicago is in Illinois, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Chicago?

About $1,782 for a one-bedroom and $2,122 for a two-bedroom in Chicago, IL.

How do I compare Chicago with another city?

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