Agency file

Legal Department

Source file: City of Rockford, IL — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Legal Department handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 15 employees with median total compensation of $72,805; the highest distinct record was $142,936.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $973.8K
Employees: 15
Median total: $72,805
Highest record: $142,936

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$3,632$142,936+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 15 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,805) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $64,892 (100%)
Overtime — $29 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$3,990

$35,209

$72,805

$90,200

$113,909

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,909 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,990. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).