Civil Engineering Technician Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineering technicians 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineering Technicians in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,160
25th Percentile Wage
$40,450
50th Percentile Wage
$62,220
75th Percentile Wage
$76,640
90th Percentile Wage
$100,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,220
2.43% 1.43%
2021
$60,710
-1.02% -
2015
$61,330
6.41% -
2014
$57,400
4.83% -
2013
$54,630
-12.26% -
2012
$61,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineering Technician Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,220 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Rockford is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$71,960
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$67,680
Springfield
$67,390
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$66,640
Peoria
$64,980
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$64,960
Rockford
$62,220
Carbondale-Marion
$61,900
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,210
Champaign-Urbana
$52,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,600
Decatur
$39,180

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.