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Salaries & Cost of Living in Lake County, IN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 107 occupations in Lake County, IN.

Jobs listed
107
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Median of medians
$51,440
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,176
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Lake County, IN

Lake County, IN is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN labor market, and this page summarizes 107 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $51,440 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $173,760, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $31,200.

A one-bedroom apartment in Lake County, IN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,176 a month and a two-bedroom $1,429. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,896 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $52,967 a year, and every one of the 107 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Lake County, IN or against other counties.

All jobs in Lake County, IN, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 107.

Occupations in Lake County, IN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,760$124,515$8,635
2Financial Managers$168,810$121,280$8,365
3Lawyers$165,660$119,222$8,194
4Marketing Managers$165,340$119,013$8,176
5Sales Managers$158,690$114,667$7,814
6Human Resources Managers$156,770$113,412$7,710
7Software Developers$134,380$98,780$6,490
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,780$95,121$6,185
9Medical and Health Services Managers$123,090$91,402$5,876
10Construction Managers$117,280$87,569$5,556
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$111,260$83,515$5,218
12General and Operations Managers$109,390$82,255$5,113
13Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$107,810$81,191$5,025
14Project Management Specialists$105,320$79,514$4,885
15Management Analysts$105,090$79,359$4,872
16Computer Systems Analysts$103,490$78,282$4,782
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$103,380$78,207$4,776
18Electricians$102,350$77,514$4,718
19Industrial Engineers$101,760$77,116$4,685
20Financial and Investment Analysts$101,750$77,110$4,685
21Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$100,760$76,443$4,629
22Registered Nurses$100,490$76,261$4,614
23Civil Engineers$100,160$76,039$4,595
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,970$75,237$4,528
25First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$85,420$66,111$3,768
26Firefighters$82,820$64,360$3,622
27Accountants and Auditors$82,360$64,050$3,596
28Carpenters$80,440$62,757$3,488
29Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,400$62,730$3,486
30Logisticians$79,900$62,394$3,458
31Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,510$61,457$3,380
32Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,390$61,377$3,373
33Human Resources Specialists$78,210$61,255$3,363
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,070$61,161$3,355
35Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,770$60,959$3,339
36First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,500$60,104$3,267
37Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,350$59,329$3,203
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,730$56,891$3,000
39Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710$56,204$2,942
40Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,550$56,096$2,933
41Insurance Sales Agents$69,240$55,214$2,860
42First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,330$54,601$2,809
43Training and Development Specialists$67,050$53,739$2,737
44Child, Family, and School Social Workers$64,790$52,217$2,610
45Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,730$52,177$2,607
46Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,750$51,469$2,548
47Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,300$50,348$2,454
48Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,600$49,806$2,409
49Construction Laborers$60,890$49,257$2,363
50Computer User Support Specialists$60,730$49,133$2,353