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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Rockford, IL

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, IL earns $45,380 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,033 a month.

10th percentile
$36,160
25th percentile
$39,130
Median percentile
$45,380
75th percentile
$48,140
90th percentile
$55,480

Based on 250 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

$36,397 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,380
Federal income tax−$3,266
Social Security + Medicare−$3,472
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,246
Monthly take-home$3,033
Every two weeks$1,400

Does it go far here?

$49,244Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
34%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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