Illinois
For Illinois, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is 15% of such gross amount paid for that week; earnings wholly exempt is 45 times the Federal Minimum Hourly Wage prescribed by Section 206(a)(1) of Title 29 of the United States Code, as amended, or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater; statute is Sec. 12-803. Wages subject to collection, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.
- State
- Illinois our reading
- Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take
- 15% of such gross amount paid for that week verified
- Earnings wholly exempt
- 45 times the Federal Minimum Hourly Wage prescribed by Section 206(a)(1) of Title 29 of the United States Code, as amended, or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater verified
- Statute
- Sec. 12-803. Wages subject to collection. verified
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What the source says
The wages, salary, commissions and bonuses subject to collection under a deduction order, for any work week shall be the lesser of (1) 15% of such gross amount paid for that week or (2) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 45 times the Federal Minimum Hourly Wage prescribed by Section 206(a)(1) of Title 29 of the United States Code, as amended, or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater, in effect at the time the amounts are payable.
— ilga.gov, retrieved 2026-08-28
Source
- ilga.govhttps://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K12-803