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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Rockford, IL

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rockford, IL earns $45,900 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,066 a month.

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$43,540
Median percentile
$45,900
75th percentile
$48,560
90th percentile
$53,680

Based on 50 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

$36,789 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,900
Federal income tax−$3,328
Social Security + Medicare−$3,511
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,272
Monthly take-home$3,066
Every two weeks$1,415

Does it go far here?

$49,808Median 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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