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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Rockford, IL

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rockford, IL earns $32,020 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,194 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$32,020
75th percentile
$36,960
90th percentile
$46,300

Based on 1,470 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

$26,323 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,020
Federal income tax−$1,662
Social Security + Medicare−$2,450
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,585
Monthly take-home$2,194
Every two weeks$1,012

Does it go far here?

$34,746Median pay in Rockford, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
47%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois