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Software Developer Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers 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 Software Developers in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,970
25th Percentile Wage
$78,980
50th Percentile Wage
$99,330
75th Percentile Wage
$125,990
90th Percentile Wage
$151,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $151,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,970.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$99,330
10.76% 10.76%
2021
$88,640
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,330 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Rockford is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$126,260
Kankakee-Bradley
$125,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$120,270
Peoria
$105,620
Springfield
$105,260
Champaign-Urbana
$104,570
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$102,390
Decatur
$100,270
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$100,120
Rockford
$99,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$97,890
Danville
$96,640
Carbondale-Marion
$93,740

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.