Helpers--Carpenters Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Helpers--Carpenters in Chicago, Illinois earns $49,300 a year.

$49,300 / year, mean
↑ 14.2% above 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 a solid premium over the national average for helpers--carpenters. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
N/A
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.4%
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.

Los Angeles $62,310 San Francisco $60,900 Santa Cruz $58,160 Wenatchee $52,960 Seattle $50,330 Sacramento $49,950 Chicago $49,300 Kiryas Joel $48,740 Portland $48,540 Stockton $47,950 Oxnard $47,610 New York $47,340 Beaumont $46,750 Charlottesville $46,520 Olympia $45,670 San Diego $45,590 Riverside $45,340 Austin $44,170 Atlantic City $43,870 Houston $43,850 Pittsburgh $43,780 Sarasota $43,730 Naples $43,720 Richmond $43,720 Winchester $43,410 Buffalo $43,110 Syracuse $42,670 Tampa $42,640 Philadelphia $42,380 Virginia Beach $42,360 Miami $42,210 Rochester $42,150 Dallas $41,990 Roanoke $41,940 Detroit $41,480 Orlando $41,360 Lancaster $41,080 Port St. Lucie $40,800 Fort Myers $40,640 Lynchburg $40,600 Jacksonville $40,510 Baltimore $39,530 San Antonio $39,340 Hagerstown $37,970 Waco $37,820 Scranton $37,720 Huntington $35,040 El Paso $32,050
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Atlantic City, New Jersey$43,870-11.0%
Austin, Texas$44,170-10.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$39,530-19.8%
Beaumont, Texas$46,750-5.2%
Buffalo, New York$43,110-12.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$40,640-17.6%
Charlottesville, Virginia$46,520-5.6%
Dallas, Texas$41,990-14.8%
Detroit, Michigan$41,480-15.9%
El Paso, Texas$32,050-35.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$37,970-23.0%
Houston, Texas$43,850-11.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$35,040-28.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,510-17.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$48,740-1.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$41,080-16.7%
Los Angeles, California$62,310+26.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$40,600-17.6%
Miami, Florida$42,210-14.4%
Naples, Florida$43,720-11.3%
New York, New York$47,340-4.0%
Sarasota, Florida$43,730-11.3%
Olympia, Washington$45,670-7.4%
Orlando, Florida$41,360-16.1%
Oxnard, California$47,610-3.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$42,380-14.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$43,780-11.2%
Portland, Oregon$48,540-1.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$40,800-17.2%
Richmond, Virginia$43,720-11.3%
Riverside, California$45,340-8.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$41,940-14.9%
Rochester, New York$42,150-14.5%
Sacramento, California$49,950+1.3%
San Antonio, Texas$39,340-20.2%
San Diego, California$45,590-7.5%
San Francisco, California$60,900+23.5%
Santa Cruz, California$58,160+18.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$37,720-23.5%
Seattle, Washington$50,330+2.1%
Stockton, California$47,950-2.7%
Syracuse, New York$42,670-13.4%
Tampa, Florida$42,640-13.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$42,360-14.1%
Waco, Texas$37,820-23.3%
Wenatchee, Washington$52,960+7.4%
Winchester, Virginia$43,410-11.9%

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
49,300/yr
Estimated take-home
39,493/yr
Est. total withheld
19.9%

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 47-3012 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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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555