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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Rockford, IL

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, IL earns $47,030 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,137 a month.

10th percentile
$37,050
25th percentile
$38,750
Median percentile
$47,030
75th percentile
$49,610
90th percentile
$58,990

Based on 420 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

$37,641 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,030
Federal income tax−$3,464
Social Security + Medicare−$3,598
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,328
Monthly take-home$3,137
Every two weeks$1,448

Does it go far here?

$51,034Median 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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