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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Rockford, IL

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Rockford, IL earns $73,830 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,760 a month.

10th percentile
$49,900
25th percentile
$64,150
Median percentile
$73,830
75th percentile
$91,830
90th percentile
$99,390

Based on 110 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

$57,115 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,830
Federal income tax−$7,413
Social Security + Medicare−$5,648
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,655
Monthly take-home$4,760
Every two weeks$2,197

Does it go far here?

$80,116Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
21%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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