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Civil Engineer Salary in Rockford, Illinois

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

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineers in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,320
25th Percentile Wage
$65,480
50th Percentile Wage
$82,140
75th Percentile Wage
$106,000
90th Percentile Wage
$130,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil 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 $130,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,320.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$82,140
-12.21% 7.15%
2021
$92,170
22.96% -
2020
$71,010
0.01% -
2019
$71,000
-7.01% -
2018
$75,980
-17.43% -
2017
$89,220
3.12% -
2016
$86,440
13.40% -
2015
$74,860
5.36% -
2014
$70,850
0.45% -
2013
$70,530
-8.14% -
2012
$76,270
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,140 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Rockford is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$97,300
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$96,770
Springfield
$94,000
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$92,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$91,850
Peoria
$90,200
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$85,410
Bloomington
$85,160
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$84,820
Carbondale-Marion
$84,340
Champaign-Urbana
$84,160
Bloomington-Normal
$83,860
Rockford
$82,140
Kankakee-Bradley
$80,190
Decatur
$78,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.