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Engineers, All Other salary in Rockford, IL

The median engineers, all other in Rockford, IL earns $104,490 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,431 a month.

10th percentile
$36,920
25th percentile
$58,560
Median percentile
$104,490
75th percentile
$118,340
90th percentile
$133,430

Based on 40 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

$77,166 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,490
Federal income tax−$14,158
Social Security + Medicare−$7,993
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,172
Monthly take-home$6,431
Every two weeks$2,968

Does it go far here?

$113,386Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
16%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

All engineers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois