Human Resources Managers Salary in Rockford, IL

Human Resources Managers pay range in Rockford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $203,340 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in Rockford earn between $91,930 and $151,720.

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

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in Rockford

On the average salary of $131,240, a single filer in Rockford takes home about $94,613 a year, or $7,884 a month and $3,639 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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 human resources managers? 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 $131,240 buys what about $142,414 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Rockford ($47,120). A typical home costs $221,368, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other Illinois cities

Rockford ranks 7th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($165,550).

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Highest-paying cities for human resources managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($257,750).

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