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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Rockford, IL

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Rockford, IL earns $46,790 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,122 a month.

10th percentile
$35,720
25th percentile
$42,330
Median percentile
$46,790
75th percentile
$55,790
90th percentile
$63,820

Based on 1,020 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,460 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,790
Federal income tax−$3,435
Social Security + Medicare−$3,579
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,316
Monthly take-home$3,122
Every two weeks$1,441

Does it go far here?

$50,774Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rockford, IL

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$135,650
Sales Managers$133,560
Medical and Health Services Managers$121,920
Mechanical Engineers$99,150
General and Operations Managers$98,390
Industrial Engineers$93,980
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,480
Registered Nurses$80,930

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