Nurse practitioner · Rockford, IL

Nurse practitioner in Rockford: $4,772/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Rockford at $127,720 a year. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $98,420 and the 90th is $149,490. Pay ranks 226th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× 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 $4,772 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 127 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,772

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,720

$98,420 to $149,490

Rent (1 bd)

$940

$1,119 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 0.84

Pay rank

226th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $127,720.

Taxes$2,988
Rent$940
Other living costs$1,943
Left over$4,772

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,720
Federal income tax: −$19,900
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,771
State income tax (IL): −$6,185
Take-home pay: $91,865
Effective tax rate: 28.1%

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

$10,643 gross, minus $2,988 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.

$4,772

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $5,505/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Rockford?

$127,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Rockford?

$4,772 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 127 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Rockford.