Food Batchmakers Salary in Rockford, IL

Food Batchmakers pay range in Rockford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,070 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Rockford earn between $40,550 and $52,500.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Rockford

On the average salary of $49,330, a single filer in Rockford takes home about $39,516 a year, or $3,293 a month and $1,520 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Rockford a good place for food batchmakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Rockford area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $49,330 buys what about $53,530 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Rockford ($47,120). A typical home costs $221,368, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Illinois cities

Rockford ranks 2nd of 5 Illinois metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($57,270).

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Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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