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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Rockford, IL

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Rockford, IL earns $62,290 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,096 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$32,760
Median percentile
$62,290
75th percentile
$78,980
90th percentile
$114,670

Based on 70 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

$49,147 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,290
Federal income tax−$5,295
Social Security + Medicare−$4,765
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,083
Monthly take-home$4,096
Every two weeks$1,890

Does it go far here?

$67,593Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
25%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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