Salaries in Kankakee, IL metro area

Typical pay for 183 jobs in the Kankakee, IL metro area. The median for all workers is $45,830 a year ($22.03 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$45,830

Median hourly

$22.03

Workers

42,340

vs U.S. median

-10%

Highest paying jobs in Kankakee, IL

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$400,280	200
Pharmacist	$140,960	90
Dentists, General	$137,390	40
Sales Manager	$135,330	120
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,150	60
Nurse Practitioner	$128,320	100
Financial Manager	$127,470	170
Industrial Production Manager	$124,070	120
Human Resources Manager	$121,560	60
Marketing Manager	$121,310	40
Software Developer	$116,550	60
Managers, All Other	$109,340	100
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,910	40
Lawyer	$107,030	50
Electrician	$105,500	140

Most common jobs in Kankakee, IL

Job	Workers	Median salary
Registered Nurse	1,390	$86,220
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,220	$31,220
Cashier	1,190	$31,200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,190	$37,110
Retail Salesperson	1,140	$32,650
General and Operations Managers	970	$93,310
Nursing Assistant	860	$37,900
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	820	$61,200
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	800	$45,480
Stockers and Order Fillers	770	$33,110
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	760	$46,750
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	590	$37,380
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	590	$35,430
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570	$36,000
Office Clerks, General	560	$40,450

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Illinois.

All 183 jobs by category

Management Occupations (16)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (13)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (4)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (2)Community and Social Service Occupations (6)Legal Occupations (1)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (14)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (1)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (17)Healthcare Support Occupations (6)Protective Service Occupations (5)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (3)Personal Care and Service Occupations (6)Sales and Related Occupations (10)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (20)Construction and Extraction Occupations (8)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (7)Production Occupations (19)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (12)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$87,490	$42.06	40
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,150	$64.01	60
Construction Manager	$92,820	$44.62	80
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,470	—	130
Facilities Manager	$93,590	$45.00	60
Financial Manager	$127,470	$61.29	170
Food Service Manager	$60,420	$29.05	100
General and Operations Managers	$93,310	$44.86	970
Human Resources Manager	$121,560	$58.44	60
Industrial Production Manager	$124,070	$59.65	120
Managers, All Other	$109,340	$52.57	100
Marketing Manager	$121,310	$58.32	40
Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,720	$49.86	250
Sales Manager	$135,330	$65.06	120
Social and Community Service Managers	$77,680	$37.34	50
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,910	$51.88	40

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$71,610	$34.43	210
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,020	$38.47	130
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,490	$31.49	100
Compliance Officer	$76,530	$36.80	50
Cost Estimator	$75,230	$36.17	60
Financial and Investment Analysts	$84,370	$40.56	40
Human Resources Specialist	$63,720	$30.63	160
Loan Officer	$62,570	$30.08	80
Logistician	$77,460	$37.24	50
Management Analyst	$83,650	$40.22	n/a
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,110	$26.97	100
Project Management Specialist	$95,790	$46.05	70
Training and Development Specialists	$63,770	$30.66	110

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Systems Analyst	$80,190	$38.55	80
Computer User Support Specialist	$57,580	$27.68	80
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,310	$38.13	50
Software Developer	$116,550	$56.03	60

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Industrial Engineer	$94,690	$45.52	80
Mechanical Engineer	$81,840	$39.35	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,180	$27.97	140
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$54,860	$26.38	100
Healthcare Social Worker	$58,400	$28.08	50
Rehabilitation Counselor	$53,060	$25.51	60
Social and Human Service Assistants	$43,250	$20.79	230
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$59,440	$28.58	130

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$107,030	$51.46	50

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,950	$31.71	50
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,980	—	360
Instructional Coordinator	$60,300	$28.99	80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,960	—	40
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,090	$26.97	50
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,800	—	280
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,030	$18.29	190
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,500	—	420
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$43,980	$21.14	50
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$61,420	—	110
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,620	—	50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,610	—	100
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,700	$17.64	200
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,430	—	590

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$49,240	—	100

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,200	$29.42	820
Dental Hygienist	$78,430	$37.71	50
Dentists, General	$137,390	$66.06	40
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,450	$22.81	70
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,910	$31.69	240
Medical Records Specialist	$56,450	$27.14	40
Nurse Practitioner	$128,320	$61.69	100
Occupational Therapist	$79,620	$38.28	40
Pharmacist	$140,960	$67.77	90
Pharmacy Technician	$39,190	$18.84	160
Physical Therapist	$99,770	$47.97	60
Physicians, All Other	$400,280	$192.44	200
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$75,620	$36.35	70
Registered Nurse	$86,220	$41.45	1,390
Respiratory Therapist	$84,490	$40.62	60
Speech-Language Pathologist	$77,210	$37.12	50
Surgical Technologist	$59,940	$28.82	40

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$45,610	$21.93	60
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$37,380	$17.97	590
Medical Assistant	$38,440	$18.48	210
Nursing Assistant	$37,900	$18.22	860
Phlebotomist	$40,230	$19.34	540
Physical Therapist Assistant	$64,960	$31.23	40

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Firefighter	$59,850	$28.78	120
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$91,720	$44.09	30
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,840	$37.90	190
School Bus Monitor	$31,200	$15.00	60
Security Guard	$35,380	$17.01	310

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$31,200	$15.00	290
Chefs and Head Cooks	$47,160	$22.67	40
Cooks, Fast Food	$31,900	$15.34	80
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,200	$16.92	230
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,560	$17.09	320
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$31,200	$15.00	130
Dishwasher	$31,200	$15.00	110
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,220	$15.01	1,220
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,320	$17.94	370
Food Preparation Worker	$31,200	$15.00	270
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,430	$15.59	240
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$31,200	$15.00	140
Waiters and Waitresses	$31,200	$15.00	550

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,000	$17.31	570
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,100	$17.84	220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,510	$16.59	300

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Animal Caretaker	$31,200	$15.00	70
Childcare Worker	$32,820	$15.78	210
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,040	$16.85	70
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$31,200	$15.00	40
Recreation Worker	$36,270	$17.44	90
Residential Advisor	$37,530	$18.04	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$31,200	$15.00	1,190
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,600	$17.11	60
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,780	$36.92	30
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,750	$21.51	330
Insurance Sales Agent	$58,340	$28.05	70
Parts Salesperson	$36,460	$17.53	100
Retail Salesperson	$32,650	$15.70	1,140
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$55,410	$26.64	220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,500	$31.97	350
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$56,730	$27.27	70

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Billing and Posting Clerks	$41,290	$19.85	180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,240	$22.71	400
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$44,600	$21.44	80
Customer Service Representative	$40,490	$19.46	480
Data Entry Keyer	$38,790	$18.65	70
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,730	$23.43	40
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$67,450	$32.43	60
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,020	$28.86	220
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$31,400	$15.09	60
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,290	$16.01	130
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,560	$22.87	50
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,660	$18.11	320
Office Clerks, General	$40,450	$19.45	560
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$57,030	$27.42	120
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$55,580	$26.72	100
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$61,010	$29.33	50
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,620	$17.12	310
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,740	$21.51	540
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,240	$20.31	240
Teller	$37,360	$17.96	140

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$95,280	$45.81	120
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$65,130	$31.31	40
Construction Laborer	$54,830	$26.36	200
Electrician	$105,500	$50.72	140
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$100,640	$48.39	140
Highway Maintenance Worker	$73,080	$35.14	100
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$94,270	$45.32	90
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,620	$39.24	110

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$56,870	$27.34	40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,190	$21.73	320
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$58,230	$27.99	110
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,420	$33.38	140
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,570	$30.08	50
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$62,410	$30.01	130
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$58,400	$28.08	520

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$39,570	$19.02	100
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,480	$19.46	60
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,130	$22.18	70
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$49,860	$23.97	40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,940	$22.57	50
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,280	$23.69	50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,240	$35.69	300
Food Batchmaker	$38,270	$18.40	100
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,130	$21.21	40
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,880	$23.50	260
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,610	$16.64	80
Machinist	$47,930	$23.05	100
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$38,120	$18.33	500
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,930	$23.53	210
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,480	$21.86	800
Production Workers, All Other	$47,890	$23.02	130
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,870	$28.78	70
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,460	$22.82	230
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,850	$18.20	110

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bus Drivers, School	$44,870	$21.57	160
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,970	$16.33	160
Driver/Sales Worker	$32,280	$15.52	70
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,600	$29.14	140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,750	$22.48	760
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,320	$22.27	200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,110	$17.84	1,190
Light Truck Driver	$42,030	$20.21	270
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$32,370	$15.56	120
Parking Attendant	$31,270	$15.03	30
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,580	$17.11	60
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,110	$15.92	770