Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rockford, IL

415 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Rockford, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Nanosystems Engineers	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$104,490	40	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$104,150	130	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$104,150	130	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$104,150	130	View salary detail
Lawyers	$103,190	340	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$102,980	40	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$102,140	490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$102,140	490	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$101,340	190	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$100,480	50	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$100,290	190	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,980	440	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$99,810	60	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$99,810	60	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$99,150	640	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$99,150	640	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$99,150	640	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,580	210	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,580	210	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$98,390	3,340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$98,260	40	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$97,540	90	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$97,540	90	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$97,250	260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,910	70	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$96,740	190	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$96,620	130	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$96,620	130	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$96,430	210	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$96,160	170	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$96,020	40	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$95,430	210	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$95,430	210	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$95,020	110	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$94,860	100	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,850	160	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,850	160	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,850	160	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$94,690	390	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,450	60	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$94,230	440	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$94,230	440	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$93,980	860	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$93,980	860	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.