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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers 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 Healthcare Social Workers in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,270
25th Percentile Wage
$46,010
50th Percentile Wage
$60,080
75th Percentile Wage
$62,490
90th Percentile Wage
$74,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,270.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,080
-0.03% 26.36%
2021
$60,100
10.05% -
2020
$54,060
6.97% -
2019
$50,290
5.41% -
2018
$47,570
-14.72% -
2017
$54,570
-1.14% -
2016
$55,190
-5.47% -
2015
$58,210
19.96% -
2014
$46,590
3.31% -
2013
$45,050
1.80% -
2012
$44,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,080 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Rockford is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$62,260
Springfield
$60,960
Decatur
$60,370
Rockford
$60,080
Kankakee-Bradley
$59,150
Carbondale-Marion
$58,620
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$56,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$53,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,960
Peoria
$47,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,450
Bloomington-Normal
$45,880
Champaign-Urbana
$45,240
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,840

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.