SALARY · CHILDCARE WORKERS · ILLINOIS

Childcare Workers salary in Illinois

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Illinois, childcare workers sat at a median of $35,830 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$35,830

$17 per hour at the median · That is $850 (2.4 percent) above the national median of $34,980 for this occupation.

$36,560Mean annual salary
$18Mean hourly wage
$23,900People employed in this job in Illinois

Salary range

25th: $32,510Median: $35,83075th: $37,980
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$32,510
Median (50th percentile)$35,830
75th percentile$37,980
Mean$36,560

The middle half of workers earned from $32,510 to $37,980 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$29,341 a year
$2,445 a month
Federal tax $2,120 · FICA $2,741 · State tax $1,629
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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