Mechanical engineer · Rockford, IL
Mechanical engineer in Rockford: $3,231/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Rockford at $99,150 a year. About 640 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.43). The 10th percentile is $70,750 and the 90th is $141,620. Pay ranks 180th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× 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 $3,231 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 109 miles away, at $4,867 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,231
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,150
$70,750 to $141,620
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 2.43
Pay rank
180th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $99,150.
- Taxes$2,149
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,231
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,150
- Federal income tax
- −$13,427
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,585
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,771
- Take-home pay
- $73,367
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
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
$8,263 gross, minus $2,149 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$3,231
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,867/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Rockford?
$99,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Rockford?
$3,231 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Peoria, about 109 miles away, leaves $4,867 a month, more than Rockford.