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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Rockford, IL

The median software quality assurance analysts and testers in Rockford, IL earns $96,020 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,969 a month.

10th percentile
$60,920
25th percentile
$75,820
Median percentile
$96,020
75th percentile
$120,140
90th percentile
$128,860

Based on 40 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

$71,627 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,020
Federal income tax−$12,294
Social Security + Medicare−$7,346
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$4,753
Monthly take-home$5,969
Every two weeks$2,755

Does it go far here?

$104,195Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
17%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 software quality assurance analysts and testers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois