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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Illinois

What Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers earn in Illinois, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 9 counties.

Average in IL
$31,346
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
13 of 18
published states
Workers in state
28,280
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
9 counties

Pay by labor market in Illinois

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay by wage area in Illinois
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,200$25,794−$2,582Cook County, IL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1DeKalb County, IL$31,200$25,794$4,918
2Grundy County, IL$31,200$25,794$3,982
3Cook County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,582
4DuPage County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,582
5Lake County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,582
6Will County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,582
7Kane County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,582
8McHenry County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,582
9Kendall County, IL$31,200$25,794−$2,702

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Illinois

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois is $31,346, based on 28,280 workers. Among the 18 states with published data, that ranks number 13. The BLS national median for the occupation is $33,980, so Illinois averages 7.8% below it.

Published data for Illinois currently covers the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, with a local median wage of $31,200.

Cost of living for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois

We compare 9 Illinois counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin, $4,918. In Kendall County, IL the basics cost $2,702 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 2 of the 9 counties.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers are District of Columbia ($37,260), New York ($36,528), California ($36,372) and Arizona ($36,361).

Frequently asked questions: Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois

How much do Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers earn in Illinois?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $31,346.

Which Illinois county is best for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers?

DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($4,918). Grundy County, IL follows at $3,982.