Financial analyst · Rockford, IL
Financial analyst in Rockford: $3,068/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Rockford at $96,160 a year. About 170 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.53). The 10th percentile is $66,110 and the 90th is $139,970. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× 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 $3,068 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 98 miles away, at $4,069 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,068
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,160
$66,110 to $139,970
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.53
Pay rank
101st of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $96,160.
- Taxes$2,062
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,068
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,160
- Federal income tax
- −$12,769
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,356
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,623
- Take-home pay
- $71,412
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
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
$8,013 gross, minus $2,062 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$3,068
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $4,069/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Rockford?
$96,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Rockford?
$3,068 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Davenport, about 98 miles away, leaves $4,069 a month, more than Rockford.