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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Rockford, IL

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Rockford, IL earns $60,630 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,991 a month.

10th percentile
$36,600
25th percentile
$48,630
Median percentile
$60,630
75th percentile
$80,920
90th percentile
$91,520

Based on 100 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

$47,895 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,630
Federal income tax−$5,096
Social Security + Medicare−$4,638
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,001
Monthly take-home$3,991
Every two weeks$1,842

Does it go far here?

$65,792Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
26%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois