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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Rockford, IL

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rockford, IL earns $55,630 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,677 a month.

10th percentile
$38,740
25th percentile
$47,500
Median percentile
$55,630
75th percentile
$64,960
90th percentile
$76,410

Based on 120 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

$44,125 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,630
Federal income tax−$4,496
Social Security + Medicare−$4,256
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,754
Monthly take-home$3,677
Every two weeks$1,697

Does it go far here?

$60,366Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
28%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois