CNC Engineer Salary in Rockford, Illinois

How much does a CNC Engineer make in Rockford, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a CNC Engineer in Rockford, IL is $77,702. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $67,724 to $90,740, with most professionals earning between $58,639 and $102,609.

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What does a CNC Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a CNC Engineer

Lead cross-functional teams in implementation of new product development, new processes, process changes, or significant manufacturing footprint changes, including developing layout drawings.

November 03, 2022

Understanding of manufacturing and quality standards, including FDA regulations and ISO quality systems.

November 24, 2022

Provides competitive compensation including an attractive base salary, uncapped tiered commissions that increase as sales grow, and a business allowance to offset transportation and communication costs.

December 10, 2022

Demonstrated experience in plastic injection mold tooling development, CNC programming, CAD layout, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

December 26, 2022

Designs new processes, data collection methods and reporting formats, prepares charts, tables and logic diagrams that are used in problem analysis and performs analysis, debugging, testing, coding and implementing application programs.

February 02, 2023

Support transactional and enterprise sales with engineering services such as CAD modeling, reverse engineering, and customer engagement sessions.

February 26, 2023

Develops CNC machining processes by studying product requirements, creating programming geometry and tool paths using available programming systems, and developing/specifying all support fixtures, tooling and gages required.

February 27, 2023

Assist other members in analyzing data and making corrections to the processes based upon data.

April 07, 2023

Create quality manufacturing processes for new and existing products that include routings, tool kit/fixture specifications, and CNC programs.

April 11, 2023

Manage the logistics of product manufacturing including order fulfillment, purchasing of materials, managing inventory, and communication with vendors and customers.

April 27, 2023

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Average Salary Range for CNC Engineer in Rockford, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

67724

90740

77702

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

69023

93855

79266

What is the average salary for CNC Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of CNC Engineer in Rockford, IL. The base salary for CNC Engineer ranges from $67,724 to $90,740 with the average base salary of $77,702. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $69,023 to $93,855 with the average total cash compensation of $79,266.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$77,702	$67,724 - $90,740
Bonus	$1,564	$1,299 - $3,116
Total Pay	$79,266	$69,023 - $93,855

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

CNC Engineer Salary Near Rockford, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL
CITY, STATE Janesville, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,899 - $90,975	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL
CITY, STATE Elgin, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,457 - $95,742	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL
CITY, STATE Hoffman Estates, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,034 - $96,514	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL
CITY, STATE Aurora, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,097 - $96,599	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL
CITY, STATE Madison, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,271 - $92,812	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL
CITY, STATE Wheaton, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,682 - $96,043	COMPARE TO Rockford, IL

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About Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a city in Winnebago County in the U.S. state of Illinois, in far northern Illinois. Located on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). The largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area, Rockford is the third-largest city in the state and the 171st most populous in the United States According to 2010 U.S. Census Data, the City of Rockford had a population of 152,871, with an outlying metropolitan area population of 348,360. The City of Rockford's population is 147,051...

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