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
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,730	150	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,730	380	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,540	340	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,260	280	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,240	1,180	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,130	1,360	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,010	930	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$45,970	530	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,900	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,790	1,030	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$45,760	70	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,690	250	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$45,620	40	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$45,560	460	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,530	860	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,440	40	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,380	250	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,290	830	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$45,280	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$45,220	40	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,170	560	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$45,120	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$45,060	60	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,880	320	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$44,690	80	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,580	310	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$44,570	410	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$44,540	90	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,390	690	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$44,210	100	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,200	5,940	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,200	5,940	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$44,150	50	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$44,080	80	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$44,080	260	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,400	2,000	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$43,260	2,070	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$42,920	90	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$42,070	60	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$41,250	80	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$41,250	80	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$41,250	80	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$41,250	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,240	100	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,990	1,380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$40,470	60	View salary detail
Tellers	$40,420	270	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,400	160	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$40,340	30	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$40,140	2,120	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.