SOC 17-3026 · Rockford, IL metro

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Rockford, IL

The average salary for industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Rockford, Illinois is $68,730 a year ($33.04 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $71,190: half of the 70 people in this job in the Rockford, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

$68,730average per year

$33.04 / hourMedian $71,190Take-home ≈ $53,920

  • $46K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Illinois metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Rockford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,070 or more. The middle half of industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Rockford earn between $58,000 and $82,530.

  • $46K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,730$5,728$33.04
Median$71,190$5,932$34.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,000$4,833$27.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,530$6,878$39.68

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

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Rockford

On the average salary of $68,730, a single filer in Rockford takes home about $53,920 a year, or $4,493 a month and $2,074 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

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Is Rockford a good place for industrial engineering technologists and technicians? 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 $68,730 buys what about $74,582 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Rockford ($47,120). A typical home costs $221,368, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Illinois cities

Rockford ranks 3rd of 3 Illinois metro areas for this job; Peoria pays the most ($80,720).

All Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Midland, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($114,130).

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Rockford: questions

How much do industrial engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Rockford?

$33.04 an hour on average, and $34.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial engineering technologists and technicians salary in Rockford?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Rockford?

About $53,920 a year ($4,493 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,730.

Do industrial engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Rockford than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3026; area Rockford, IL (40420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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