Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators 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 Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,470
25th Percentile Wage
$83,550
50th Percentile Wage
$90,050
75th Percentile Wage
$90,050
90th Percentile Wage
$106,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,470.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$90,050
-8.81% 23.66%
2021
$97,980
5.92% -
2020
$92,180
3.66% -
2019
$88,810
-2.44% -
2018
$90,980
-0.43% -
2017
$91,370
2.81% -
2016
$88,800
6.09% -
2015
$83,390
17.52% -
2014
$68,780
-0.71% -
2013
$69,270
0.77% -
2012
$68,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,050 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Rockford is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$102,650
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$91,030
Rockford
$90,050
Champaign-Urbana
$86,810
Peoria
$84,240
Springfield
$81,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$70,970
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$70,950
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$63,440
Bloomington
$60,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.