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Flight Attendants Salary in Illinois

What Flight Attendants earn in Illinois, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 9 counties.

Average in IL
$62,120
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
4 of 8
published states
Workers in state
9,240
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
9 counties

Pay by labor market in Illinois

Flight Attendants pay by wage area in Illinois
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$62,120$49,108$20,731Cook County, IL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Flight Attendants in Illinois counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1DeKalb County, IL$62,120$49,108$28,231
2Grundy County, IL$62,120$49,108$27,295
3Cook County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,731
4DuPage County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,731
5Lake County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,731
6Will County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,731
7Kane County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,731
8McHenry County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,731
9Kendall County, IL$62,120$49,108$20,611

Flight Attendants pay in Illinois

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Flight Attendants in Illinois is $62,120, based on 9,240 workers. Among the 8 states with published data, that ranks number 4. The BLS national median for the occupation is $63,580, so Illinois averages 2.3% below it.

Published data for Illinois currently covers the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, with a local median wage of $62,120.

Cost of living for Flight Attendants 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, $28,231. Kendall County, IL leaves the smallest, $20,611. The median wage covers all four basics in 9 of the 9 counties.

Flight Attendants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Flight Attendants are New York ($127,740), New Jersey ($119,692), California ($82,450) and Indiana ($62,120).

Frequently asked questions: Flight Attendants in Illinois

How much do Flight Attendants earn in Illinois?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $62,120.

Which Illinois county is best for Flight Attendants?

DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($28,231). Grundy County, IL follows at $27,295.