Elementary school teacher · Rockford, IL
Elementary school teacher in Rockford: $1,326/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Rockford at $64,200 a year. About 1,530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $47,020 and the 90th is $97,770. Pay ranks 141st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× 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 $1,326 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lansing, about 227 miles away, at $1,840 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,326
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,200
$47,020 to $97,770
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
1,530
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
141st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $64,200.
- Taxes$1,141
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,326
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,200
- Federal income tax
- −$5,738
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,911
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,041
- Take-home pay
- $50,510
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
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
$5,350 gross, minus $1,141 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$1,326
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lansing, $1,840/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Rockford?
$64,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Rockford?
$1,326 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Lansing, about 227 miles away, leaves $1,840 a month, more than Rockford.