How much do Structural Iron and Steel Workers make in Rockford, IL?

Percentile spread

For Structural Iron and Steel Workers, the published 10th percentile is $60,200 and the 90th percentile is $114,730. The difference is $54,530, which is 54.4% 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 $78,800 to the 75th at $106,320, covers $27,520.

The mean annual wage is $92,900, which sits below the median of $100,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 59.7% higher than the national median of $62,780 for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,829, which is 73.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% lower than the Illinois median of $101,850.

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 $100,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Iron and Steel Workers at $108,829 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. Rockford, IL ranks 2nd of 16 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 $92,460 and employment of 70. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,038, against $108,829 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 72 miles away, with a median of $95,730 and employment of 240. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,755, against $108,829 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 73 miles away, with a median of $102,350 and employment of 2,120. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,798, against $108,829 here.

Employment share

Structural Iron and Steel Workers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (190 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.14 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.