Nurse market brief · Rockford, IL
Nurse Jobs in Rockford, IL
1,321 nurse openings are live in the Rockford, IL area from 145 employers, led by Northwestern Medicine, LiquidAgents Healthcare, and StaffDNA. The middle half of posted salaries runs $106,132–$126,724 a year (median $116,428), from the 80% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 1,321
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the Rockford market.
Companies hiring
- 145
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $116,428
- 80% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 37%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
1,321
Hiring employers
145
Salary coverage
80%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
779
71 companies · $115,492 median
Established employers
410
35 companies · $120,000 median
Top of market
42
13 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$106,132
P50
$116,428
P75
$126,724
P90
$149,084
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in Rockford
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in Rockford, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 1,321 live roles tracked in this market.
- 145 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in Rockford
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
1,321 nurse openings across 145 employers establish the current Rockford opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Northwestern Medicine is one of the most active visible employers, with 84 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the Rockford market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 145 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 1,321 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More nurse openings in Rockford
- RN-Med Surg, Travel · Care Career
- RN-MedSurg, Travel · GetMed Staffing Inc
- RN-TELE, Travel · StaffDNA
- RN-MS, Travel · Synergy Medical Staffing
- RN-MedSurg, Travel · Genie Healthcare
- RN-Orthopedics, Travel · Pulse Healthcare Services
- Field Care Manager Nurse · Humana
- RN-Ortho, Travel · Thrive Staffing, LLC
- Registered Nurse - Medical & Surgical · Promed Staffing Resources
- RN-Med Surg, Travel · ADN Healthcare
- RN-Medical-Surgical, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Medical-Surgical, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Med Surg / Telemetry, Travel · Genie Healthcare
- Registered Nurse RN Telemetry/PCU - Janesville, WI · White Glove Placement, Inc.
- RN-Medical-Surgical, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Ortho, Travel · LiquidAgents Healthcare
Nurse jobs in Rockford: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many nurse jobs are open in Rockford?
Metaintro tracks 1,321 live nurse openings from 145 employers in the Rockford, IL area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in Rockford pay?
The median posted salary is $116,428 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $106,132 to $126,724. Based on the 80% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in Rockford?
Northwestern Medicine, LiquidAgents Healthcare, StaffDNA, and UW Health have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 145 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Rockford market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
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