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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Rockford, IL

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Rockford, IL earns $46,130 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile
$35,040
25th percentile
$38,980
Median percentile
$46,130
75th percentile
$56,840
90th percentile
$68,140

Based on 1,360 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

$36,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,130
Federal income tax−$3,356
Social Security + Medicare−$3,529
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,283
Monthly take-home$3,080
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$50,058Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
33%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois