SOC 47-2141 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Painters, Construction and Maintenance make in Rockford, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Rockford, IL is $72,700. The 10th percentile is $42,220 and the 90th percentile is $98,740. Employment is 130.
Median annual wage
$72,700
- 10th percentile
- $42,220
- 25th percentile
- $54,300
- Median
- $72,700
- 75th percentile
- $95,000
- 90th percentile
- $98,740
- Mean
- $72,850
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Painters, Construction and Maintenance, the published 10th percentile is $42,220 and the 90th percentile is $98,740. The difference is $56,520, which is 77.7% 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 $54,300 to the 75th at $95,000, covers $40,700.
The mean annual wage is $72,850, which sits above the median of $72,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Rockford, IL median is 47.2% higher than the national median of $49,400 for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,890, which is 59.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 18.7% higher than the Illinois median of $61,260.
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 $72,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Painters, Construction and Maintenance at $78,890 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Rockford, IL ranks 2nd of 33 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 $52,070 and employment of 50. That median is 28.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,569, against $78,890 here.
- Madison, WI is 59 miles away, with a median of $56,490 and employment of 520. That median is 22.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,065, against $78,890 here.
- Kenosha, WI is 62 miles away, with a median of $48,820 and employment of 100. That median is 32.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,280, against $78,890 here.
Employment share
Painters, Construction and Maintenance accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (130 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (225,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Rockford, IL · Painters, Construction and Maintenance by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Painters, Construction and Maintenance make in Rockford, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Rockford, IL is $72,700. The 10th percentile is $42,220 and the 90th percentile is $98,740. Employment is 130.
How does that compare with the national median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance?
The local median is 47.2% higher than the national median of $49,400.
What is Painters, Construction and Maintenance 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 $72,700 is $78,890. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Rockford, IL compare with nearby metros for Painters, Construction and Maintenance?
Janesville-Beloit, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 23 miles away, at $52,070. Rockford, IL ranks 2nd of 33 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.