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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Rockford, IL

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Rockford, IL earns $44,200 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,959 a month.

10th percentile
$33,420
25th percentile
$36,860
Median percentile
$44,200
75th percentile
$47,120
90th percentile
$50,410

Based on 5,940 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

$35,507 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,200
Federal income tax−$3,124
Social Security + Medicare−$3,381
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,188
Monthly take-home$2,959
Every two weeks$1,366

Does it go far here?

$47,963Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
35%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois