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Electricians Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of electricians in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electricians 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 Electricians in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,250
25th Percentile Wage
$59,340
50th Percentile Wage
$78,850
75th Percentile Wage
$78,850
90th Percentile Wage
$96,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$78,850
-0.11% 1.04%
2021
$78,940
-4.79% -
2020
$82,720
3.06% -
2019
$80,190
7.46% -
2018
$74,210
-0.71% -
2017
$74,740
-6.29% -
2016
$79,440
0.57% -
2015
$78,990
-0.96% -
2014
$79,750
-2.47% -
2013
$81,720
4.52% -
2012
$78,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,850 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Rockford is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 17.3 percent (17.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$97,950
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$86,370
Decatur
$82,800
Champaign-Urbana
$82,660
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$81,390
Springfield
$80,230
Peoria
$79,450
Carbondale-Marion
$79,110
Rockford
$78,850
Kankakee-Bradley
$78,640
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$76,030
Bloomington
$75,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$71,820
Bloomington-Normal
$71,270
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$68,180
Danville
$65,180

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.