How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Rockford, IL?

Percentile spread

For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $36,220 and the 90th percentile is $63,770. The difference is $27,550, which is 45.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,970 to the 75th at $63,770, covers $16,800.

The mean annual wage is $54,840, which sits below the median of $60,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 30.5% higher than the national median of $46,680 for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,085, which is 41.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.4% higher than the Illinois median of $50,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rockford, IL is 92.154, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $66,085 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. Rockford, IL ranks 1st of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Madison, WI is 59 miles away, with a median of $58,620 and employment of 80. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,255, against $66,085 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $48,900 and employment of 350. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,445, against $66,085 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 73 miles away, with a median of $56,410 and employment of 1,420. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,452, against $66,085 here.

Employment share

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (70 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.