The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of aerospace engineers in Rockford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $63,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,130 | -18.01% | 7.83% |
| 2014 | $98,100 | 20.37% | - |
| 2013 | $78,120 | 1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $76,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,130 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in Rockford is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana |