SOC 43-5111 · Bloomington, IL metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Bloomington, IL

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Bloomington, Illinois is $44,770 a year ($21.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,680: half of the 50 people in this job in the Bloomington, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$44,770average per year

$21.52 / hourMedian $48,680Take-home ≈ $36,078

  • $31K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Illinois metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Bloomington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,820 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Bloomington earn between $38,680 and $48,680.

  • $31K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,770$3,731$21.52
Median$48,680$4,057$23.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,680$3,223$18.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,680$4,057$23.40

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Bloomington vs. Illinois and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Bloomington earn 7% less than the Illinois average ($48,330) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bloomington$44,770$48,680$31,200$50,82050
Illinois$48,330$48,680$31,200$61,0301,790
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Bloomington

On the average salary of $44,770, a single filer in Bloomington takes home about $36,078 a year, or $3,006 a month and $1,388 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Bloomington a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bloomington area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $44,770 buys what about $47,863 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bloomington ($53,140). A typical home costs $260,134, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Illinois cities

Bloomington ranks 2nd of 4 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($51,270).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Bloomington: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Bloomington?

$21.52 an hour on average, and $23.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Bloomington?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Bloomington?

About $36,078 a year ($3,006 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,770.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Bloomington than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area Bloomington, IL (14010). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.80, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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