The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Rockford, Illinois are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Rockford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,630.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Rockford, Illinois. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $35.33. The median hourly salary is $15.49. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.96.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,220 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Rockford is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Rockford is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Illinois and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Rockford ($32,220) is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in Illinois ($35,490) and 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Illinois | |
| USA | |
| Rockford |