How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in Rockford, IL?

Percentile spread

For Labor Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $63,260 and the 90th percentile is $136,100. The difference is $72,840, which is 72.5% 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 $86,040 to the 75th at $127,170, covers $41,130.

The mean annual wage is $106,520, which sits above the median of $100,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $95,420 for Labor Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,035, which is 14.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Illinois median of $104,180.

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 $100,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Labor Relations Specialists at $109,035 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Labor Relations Specialists. Rockford, IL ranks 7th of 23 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 $83,640 and employment of 30. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,261, against $109,035 here.
• Madison, WI is 59 miles away, with a median of $98,430 and employment of 290. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,175, against $109,035 here.
• Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $72,660 and employment of 30. That median is 27.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,718, against $109,035 here.

Employment share

Labor Relations Specialists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (50 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (64,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.