Dishwashers Salary in Kankakee, IL

Dishwashers pay range in Kankakee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,770 or more. The middle half of dishwashers in Kankakee earn between $31,200 and $32,600.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Dishwashers salary after taxes in Kankakee

On the average salary of $32,580, a single filer in Kankakee takes home about $26,886 a year, or $2,241 a month and $1,034 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Kankakee a good place for dishwashers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kankakee area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $32,580 buys what about $33,799 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Kankakee ($45,830). A typical home costs $223,721, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dishwashers salary in other Illinois cities

Kankakee ranks 8th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($37,460).

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Highest-paying cities for dishwashers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($46,880).

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• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$32,810 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$32,790 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$51,650 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$40,390 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,300 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$36,430 a year
• Bartenders$35,970 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$34,960 a year

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