Construction manager · Rockford, IL
Construction manager in Rockford: $3,652/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Rockford at $106,870 a year. About 320 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $64,170 and the 90th is $156,880. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,652 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 198 miles away, at $4,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,652
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,870
$64,170 to $156,880
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
164th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $106,870.
- Taxes$2,371
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,652
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,870
- Federal income tax
- −$15,125
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,176
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,153
- Take-home pay
- $78,416
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$8,906 gross, minus $2,371 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$3,652
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $4,974/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Rockford?
$106,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Rockford?
$3,652 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kokomo, about 198 miles away, leaves $4,974 a month, more than Rockford.