How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Rockford, IL?

Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $39,620 and the 90th percentile is $105,610. The difference is $65,990, which is 99.9% 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 $49,750 to the 75th at $94,370, covers $44,620.

The mean annual wage is $72,620, which sits above the median of $66,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 38.4% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,684, which is 33.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.9% lower than the Illinois median of $92,860.

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 $66,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $71,684 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Rockford, IL ranks 17th of 19 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 $85,510 and employment of 2,390. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,895, against $71,684 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 62 miles away, with a median of $78,610. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,741, against $71,684 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $82,340 and employment of 1,110. That median is 24.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,942, against $71,684 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (40 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.20 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.