Question 1

What is the cost of living in Kankakee, IL?

Accepted Answer

Kankakee, IL's overall price level (BEA Regional Price Parity) is 96.39, where 100 equals the U.S. average. That means everyday goods, services, and housing cost about 3.6% less than the national average. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom is $1,326/month.

Question 2

What is the average salary in Kankakee, IL?

Accepted Answer

Across the 100 BLS-tracked occupation categories with published data in Kankakee, IL, the average median wage is $80,571. The single highest-paying occupation here is Physicians, All Other at $400,280/year (BLS OEWS).

Question 3

What are the highest-paying jobs in Kankakee?

Accepted Answer

Based on BLS OEWS data, the top-paying occupations in Kankakee, IL are: 1) Physicians, All Other at $400,280; 2) Pharmacists at $140,960; 3) Dentists, General at $137,390; 4) Sales Managers at $135,330; 5) Computer and Information Systems Managers at $133,150. Click any occupation above to see the full wage breakdown (10th to 90th percentile).

Question 4

How much does it cost to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Kankakee?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a 2-bedroom unit in Kankakee, IL is $1,326/month. FMR is the rent level HUD uses to administer housing assistance and reflects the 40th percentile of standard-quality rentals, updated annually.

Question 5

Where does AffordMap's Kankakee data come from?

Accepted Answer

Salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPP). Rent comes from HUD Fair Market Rents. All three are federal datasets, updated annually, and free to use. AffordMap pairs them so you can see what a salary actually buys after local costs.

Rank	Occupation	Category	Median salary	Hourly
91	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	Education	$56K	$26.97/hr
92	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	Office & Admin	$56K	$26.72/hr
93	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	Sales	$55K	$26.64/hr
94	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	Community & Social	$55K	$26.38/hr
95	Construction Laborers	Construction & Trades	$55K	$26.36/hr
96	Rehabilitation Counselors	Community & Social	$53K	$25.51/hr
97	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	Production & Manufacturing	$50K	$23.97/hr
98	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Production & Manufacturing	$49K	$23.69/hr
99	Coaches and Scouts	Arts & Media	$49K	N/A
100	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Production & Manufacturing	$49K	$23.53/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Kankakee, IL

Highest paying careers in Kankakee

Affordability snapshot: Kankakee