SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Rockford, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Rockford, IL is $98,260. The 10th percentile is $74,610 and the 90th percentile is $132,770. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$98,260

10th percentile
$74,610
25th percentile
$95,580
Median
$98,260
75th percentile
$121,450
90th percentile
$132,770
Mean
$104,580

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $74,610 and the 90th percentile is $132,770. The difference is $58,160, which is 59.2% 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 $95,580 to the 75th at $121,450, covers $25,870.

The mean annual wage is $104,580, which sits above the median of $98,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,626, which is 14% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.4% lower than the Illinois median of $123,500.

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 $98,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $106,626 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Rockford, IL ranks 6th of 27 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).).

  • Janesville-Beloit, WI is 23 miles away, with a median of $102,360 and employment of 40. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,239, against $106,626 here.
  • Madison, WI is 59 miles away, with a median of $85,180 and employment of 100. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,555, against $106,626 here.
  • Kenosha, WI is 62 miles away, with a median of $74,280 and employment of 60. That median is 24.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,459, against $106,626 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (40 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Rockford, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Rockford, IL is $98,260. The 10th percentile is $74,610 and the 90th percentile is $132,770. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

The local median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $93,530.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay in Rockford, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rockford, IL is 92.154, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,260 is $106,626. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Rockford, IL compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

Janesville-Beloit, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 23 miles away, at $102,360. Rockford, IL ranks 6th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.