High paying management jobs in Rockford, IL

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rockford, IL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Rockford, IL run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a Rockford, IL salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Rockford, IL · Employed

1Chief Executives$323,030
Bachelor's degree
$127,000 – $601,76090
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$146,930
Bachelor's degree
$104,750 – $208,570250
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,600
Bachelor's degree
$97,670 – $221,600250
4Financial Managers$135,650
Bachelor's degree
$88,410 – $267,320590
5Sales Managers$133,560
Bachelor's degree
$68,720 – $234,190510
6Managers, All Other$127,870
Bachelor's degree
$73,290 – $203,300320
7Purchasing Managers$126,970
Bachelor's degree
$82,720 – $218,51090
8Marketing Managers$124,440
Bachelor's degree
$70,010 – $209,980170
9Human Resources Managers$123,090
Bachelor's degree
$79,830 – $203,340200
10Medical and Health Services Managers$121,920
Bachelor's degree
$76,140 – $200,600540
11Industrial Production Managers$120,800
Bachelor's degree
$80,720 – $174,580460
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$109,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,100 – $184,570210
13Construction Managers$106,870
Bachelor's degree
$64,170 – $156,880320
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,980
Master's degree
$57,600 – $127,030440
15Facilities Managers$98,580
Bachelor's degree
$57,860 – $142,390210
16General and Operations Managers$98,390
Bachelor's degree
$50,640 – $210,9403,340
17Administrative Services Managers$81,390
Bachelor's degree
$51,130 – $148,450200
18Social and Community Service Managers$74,990
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $117,790140
19Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$66,140
Bachelor's degree
$44,600 – $105,21080
20Food Service Managers$61,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090 – $124,990230
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,600 – $134,150140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianRockford, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$323,030	$127,000 – $601,760	90
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,930	$104,750 – $208,570	250
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,600	$97,670 – $221,600	250
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,650	$88,410 – $267,320	590
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,560	$68,720 – $234,190	510
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,870	$73,290 – $203,300	320
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,970	$82,720 – $218,510	90
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,440	$70,010 – $209,980	170
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,090	$79,830 – $203,340	200
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,920	$76,140 – $200,600	540
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,800	$80,720 – $174,580	460
12	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,710	$73,100 – $184,570	210
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,870	$64,170 – $156,880	320
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,980	$57,600 – $127,030	440
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,580	$57,860 – $142,390	210
16	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,390	$50,640 – $210,940	3,340
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,390	$51,130 – $148,450	200
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,990	$59,990 – $117,790	140
19	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$66,140	$44,600 – $105,210	80
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,600	$36,090 – $124,990	230
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,900	$40,600 – $134,150	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Rockford, IL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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