Highest-paying jobs in Rockford

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#50. Sales engineers

- Median annual wage: $88,370
- Median hourly wage: $42.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Administrative services managers

- Median annual wage: $89,330
- Median hourly wage: $42.95
- Total employment: 170 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Insurance underwriters

- Median annual wage: $89,410
- Median hourly wage: $42.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $89,530
- Median hourly wage: $43.05
- Total employment: 170 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $92,840
- Median hourly wage: $44.64
- Total employment: 600 people (4.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $93,330
- Median hourly wage: $44.87
- Total employment: 140 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Financial and investment analysts

- Median annual wage: $94,080
- Median hourly wage: $45.23
- Total employment: 90 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $94,300
- Median hourly wage: $45.34
- Total employment: 70 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Facilities managers

- Median annual wage: $94,860
- Median hourly wage: $45.61
- Total employment: 180 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

- Median annual wage: $95,610
- Median hourly wage: $45.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Management analysts

- Median annual wage: $95,730
- Median hourly wage: $46.02
- Total employment: 200 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. General and operations managers

- Median annual wage: $95,860
- Median hourly wage: $46.09
- Total employment: 3,100 people (22.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $96,710
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 450 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 280 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $97,670
- Median hourly wage: $46.96
- Total employment: 420 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,070
- Median hourly wage: $48.11
- Total employment: 130 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction managers

- Median annual wage: $100,820
- Median hourly wage: $48.47
- Total employment: 340 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $100,870
- Median hourly wage: $48.49
- Total employment: 100 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,900
- Median hourly wage: $48.51
- Total employment: 280 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $101,030
- Median hourly wage: $48.57
- Total employment: 180 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $101,210
- Median hourly wage: $48.66
- Total employment: 330 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $101,420
- Median hourly wage: $48.76
- Total employment: 80 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $101,440
- Median hourly wage: $48.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Labor relations specialists

- Median annual wage: $102,290
- Median hourly wage: $49.18
- Total employment: 60 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $102,510
- Median hourly wage: $49.28
- Total employment: 410 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $102,560
- Median hourly wage: $49.31
- Total employment: 230 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $105,380
- Median hourly wage: $50.67
- Total employment: 120 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Purchasing managers

- Median annual wage: $105,890
- Median hourly wage: $50.91
- Total employment: 80 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $107,160
- Median hourly wage: $51.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $107,400
- Median hourly wage: $51.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial production managers

- Median annual wage: $108,770
- Median hourly wage: $52.29
- Total employment: 440 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Medical and health services managers

- Median annual wage: $109,790
- Median hourly wage: $52.78
- Total employment: 520 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $112,310
- Median hourly wage: $54.00
- Total employment: 220 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $117,580
- Median hourly wage: $56.53
- Total employment: 210 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $119,440
- Median hourly wage: $57.42
- Total employment: 80 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $123,460
- Median hourly wage: $59.36
- Total employment: 480 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $124,950
- Median hourly wage: $60.07
- Total employment: 440 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $126,530
- Median hourly wage: $60.83
- Total employment: 570 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $127,690
- Median hourly wage: $61.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $127,980
- Median hourly wage: $61.53
- Total employment: 100 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $130,130
- Median hourly wage: $62.56
- Total employment: 340 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $131,570
- Median hourly wage: $63.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $133,820
- Median hourly wage: $64.34
- Total employment: 230 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $135,190
- Median hourly wage: $65.00
- Total employment: 220 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $139,570
- Median hourly wage: $67.10
- Total employment: 260 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $208,200
- Median hourly wage: $100.10
- Total employment: 100 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Chief executives

- Median annual wage: $215,600
- Median hourly wage: $103.66
- Total employment: 70 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $229,320
- Median hourly wage: $110.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Radiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 70 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 520 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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