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Lawyer Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 Lawyers in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,450
25th Percentile Wage
$65,180
50th Percentile Wage
$95,560
75th Percentile Wage
$132,160
90th Percentile Wage
$186,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,450.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,560
17.81% -18.68%
2021
$78,540
3.21% -
2020
$76,020
-19.76% -
2019
$91,040
2.97% -
2018
$88,340
-7.75% -
2017
$95,190
5.49% -
2016
$89,960
-2.10% -
2015
$91,850
0.12% -
2014
$91,740
-17.18% -
2013
$107,500
-5.50% -
2012
$113,410
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,560 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Rockford is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$136,290
Bloomington
$135,540
Peoria
$127,780
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$122,970
Champaign-Urbana
$103,730
Decatur
$102,610
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$101,780
Springfield
$101,530
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$99,690
Rockford
$95,560
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$92,930
Kankakee-Bradley
$84,920
Carbondale-Marion
$83,740
Danville
$81,850
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,290
Bloomington-Normal
$61,820

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.