Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Rockford

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December 14, 2022
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Rockford

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Rockford, IL metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "architecture and engineering occupations" or "computer and mathematical occupations" were considered. Keep reading to discover the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in your city.

#22. Computer user support specialists

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $50,460
- #281 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

#21. Web and digital interface designers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $53,960
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,460
- Employment: 82,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($144,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,760)

#20. Mechanical drafters

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $56,220
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,650
- Employment: 47,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,540)
--- Corpus Christi, TX ($90,720)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($82,590)

#19. Computer network support specialists

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $60,490
- #264 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,350
- Employment: 176,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,120)
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($93,670)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,190)

#18. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $62,040
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,000
- Employment: 64,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)

#17. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $62,330
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,390
- Employment: 40,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($112,580)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($91,550)
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($90,200)

#16. Architectural and civil drafters

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $63,080
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,620
- Employment: 101,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC ($76,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,700)
--- Anchorage, AK ($75,650)

#15. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $63,430
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,230
- Employment: 62,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)

#14. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $66,320
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,070
- Employment: 101,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fort Collins, CO ($91,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($90,780)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($88,600)

#13. Database administrators

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $71,730
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,550
- Employment: 85,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($123,540)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,430)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($120,280)

#12. Network and computer systems administrators

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $78,210
- #256 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,250
- Employment: 316,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)

#11. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $82,300
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,710
- Employment: 190,120
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,360)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,640)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($122,750)

#10. Data scientists

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $84,310
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,660
- Employment: 105,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($157,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,180)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($135,900)

#9. Mechanical engineers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $85,000
- #264 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,000
- Employment: 278,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)

#8. Computer systems analysts

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $86,420
- #253 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,210
- Employment: 505,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
--- Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

#7. Industrial engineers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $89,330
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- Employment: 293,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($142,770)
--- Midland, TX ($129,440)
--- Billings, MT ($126,170)

#6. Architects, except landscape and naval

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $90,810
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,900
- Employment: 100,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($120,430)
--- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ($115,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,780)

#5. Software developers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $91,250
- #355 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#4. Civil engineers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $92,300
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,490
- Employment: 304,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)

#3. Electrical engineers

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $94,460
- #265 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $107,890
- Employment: 186,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)

#2. Computer network architects

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $95,490
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,650
- Employment: 168,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
--- Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

#1. Electronics engineers, except computer

Rockford, IL
- Annual mean salary: $96,760
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- Employment: 107,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)

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