What is the median wage in Springfield?

The median wage for all occupations in the Springfield, IL area is $52,670 a year, compared with $51,960 a year for Illinois (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Springfield?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, surgeons, all other have the highest median wage at $438,010 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Springfield, IL Wages

Pay for every occupation in the Springfield, IL metropolitan area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025).

Median wage: $52,670 a year; All occupations
Illinois median: $51,960 a year
Employment: 100,810; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 326

Pay range in Springfield, IL

All occupations: 10th to 90th percentile, middle half shaded

10%: $31,250Median: $52,67090%: $121,560

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Surgeons, All Other	80	$438,010	$304,780
2	Chief Executives	80	$338,570	$326,680
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	110	$218,310	$329,430
4	Dentists, General	120	$209,430	$202,440
5	Family Medicine Physicians	160	$167,280	$205,610
6	Personal Financial Advisors	100	$154,370	$185,470
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	300	$154,230	$157,760
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	70	$146,620	$156,610
9	Marketing Managers	160	$141,530	$149,520
10	Pharmacists	300	$135,440	$137,420
11	Physician Assistants	50	$133,750	$131,750
12	Financial Managers	670	$133,530	$152,050
13	Lawyers	530	$131,400	$143,130
14	Managers, All Other	370	$131,210	$140,970
15	Nurse Practitioners	350	$130,200	$127,000

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Registered Nurses	4,110	$84,220	$89,200
2	General and Operations Managers	2,610	$95,990	$118,450
3	Retail Salespersons	2,570	$33,450	$36,550
4	Cashiers	2,440	$31,920	$33,480
5	Office Clerks, General	2,310	$47,990	$48,850
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,290	$37,900	$38,340
7	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2,170	$95,990	$95,440
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,760	$31,350	$33,140
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,680	$37,170	$40,740
10	Accountants and Auditors	1,600	$86,440	$93,010
11	Waiters and Waitresses	1,600	$31,200	$34,920
12	Customer Service Representatives	1,510	$40,230	$44,380
13	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,500	$34,770	$36,530
14	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,330	$43,350	$43,370
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,300	$38,160	$41,330

Jobs concentrated here

Highest location quotient: the share of jobs compared with the U.S. (2.0 = twice the national share)

Lowest paying occupations

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Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	60	$31,200	$41,110
School Bus Monitors	100	$31,200	$33,220
Bartenders	870	$31,200	$35,620
Waiters and Waitresses	1,600	$31,200	$34,920
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	$31,200	$33,320
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	$31,200	$32,790
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	170	$31,200	$32,360
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	280	$31,200	$37,390
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	90	$31,250	$32,250
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	100	$31,260	$33,850

Every occupation in Springfield, IL

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (27)

Administrative Services Managers$124,790 a year
Architectural and Engineering Managers$146,620 a year
Chief Executives$338,570 a year
Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,230 a year
Construction Managers$104,010 a year
Education Administrators, All Other$82,800 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$108,460 a year
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$83,990 a year
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$55,390 a year
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$64,520 a year
Facilities Managers$93,680 a year
Financial Managers$133,530 a year
Food Service Managers$60,830 a year
Fundraising Managers$92,590 a year
General and Operations Managers$95,990 a year
Human Resources Managers$129,310 a year
Industrial Production Managers$121,000 a year
Managers, All Other$131,210 a year
Marketing Managers$141,530 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,670 a year
Natural Sciences Managers$122,390 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,310 a year
Public Relations Managers$119,110 a year
Purchasing Managers$135,560 a year
Sales Managers$120,820 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$78,430 a year
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,940 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (24)

Accountants and Auditors$86,440 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,990 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,430 a year
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,000 a year
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$71,990 a year
Compliance Officers$76,790 a year
Cost Estimators$82,230 a year
Credit Analysts$73,950 a year
Financial and Investment Analysts$83,490 a year
Financial Examiners$76,790 a year
Financial Risk Specialists$74,360 a year
Financial Specialists, All Other$69,240 a year
Fundraisers$62,670 a year
Human Resources Specialists$78,840 a year
Insurance Underwriters$74,680 a year
Labor Relations Specialists$101,980 a year
Loan Officers$78,600 a year
Logisticians$77,090 a year
Management Analysts$91,650 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,090 a year
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,260 a year
Personal Financial Advisors$154,370 a year
Project Management Specialists$100,030 a year
Training and Development Specialists$69,590 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (14)

Actuaries$117,590 a year
Computer Network Architects$122,050 a year
Computer Network Support Specialists$64,670 a year
Computer Occupations, All Other$96,890 a year
Computer Programmers$61,160 a year
Computer Systems Analysts$117,590 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$58,610 a year
Data Scientists$92,000 a year
Database Administrators$79,150 a year
Information Security Analysts$96,230 a year
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,600 a year
Operations Research Analysts$63,620 a year
Software Developers$104,550 a year
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$96,800 a year

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (9)

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$97,600 a year
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,990 a year
Civil Engineers$105,750 a year
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,640 a year
Electrical Engineers$101,940 a year
Environmental Engineers$103,190 a year
Industrial Engineers$90,680 a year
Mechanical Engineers$92,920 a year
Surveyors$78,460 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (8)

Chemists$84,110 a year
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$69,520 a year
Conservation Scientists$107,990 a year
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$93,590 a year
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$79,190 a year
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,160 a year
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$81,590 a year
School Psychologists$87,210 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (12)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$76,330 a year
Clergy$52,070 a year
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$31,200 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,210 a year
Health Education Specialists$71,990 a year
Healthcare Social Workers$63,370 a year
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,010 a year
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$47,580 a year
Rehabilitation Counselors$53,640 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$51,680 a year
Social Workers, All Other$61,030 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,450 a year

Legal Occupations (4)

Lawyers$131,400 a year
Legal Support Workers, All Other$47,430 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,990 a year
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$46,600 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (23)

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$71,180 a year
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,130 a year
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,450 a year
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,340 a year
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$82,220 a year
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$61,150 a year
Instructional Coordinators$82,700 a year
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,270 a year
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,790 a year
Library Technicians$47,990 a year
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,570 a year
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$101,250 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,300 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,510 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,740 a year
Special Education Teachers, All Other$59,450 a year
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,430 a year
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$74,590 a year
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,350 a year
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,620 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,740 a year
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$31,260 a year
Tutors$39,070 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (7)

Coaches and Scouts$47,370 a year
Editors$60,510 a year
Graphic Designers$55,220 a year
Interpreters and Translators$50,390 a year
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$36,800 a year
Musicians and Singers$30.84 an hour
Public Relations Specialists$71,110 a year

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (35)

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$50,730 a year
Chiropractors$56,580 a year
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,030 a year
Dental Hygienists$83,070 a year
Dentists, General$209,430 a year
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,470 a year
Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,780 a year
Emergency Medical Technicians$38,650 a year
Family Medicine Physicians$167,280 a year
General Internal Medicine Physicians$218,310 a year
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,900 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,110 a year
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$85,060 a year
Medical Records Specialists$55,800 a year
Nurse Practitioners$130,200 a year
Occupational Therapists$102,810 a year
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$41,650 a year
Opticians, Dispensing$39,790 a year
Pediatricians, General$217,000 a year
Pharmacists$135,440 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$42,160 a year
Physical Therapists$115,990 a year
Physician Assistants$133,750 a year
Physicians, All OtherNot reported
Psychiatric Technicians$40,720 a year
Psychiatrists$413,890 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,800 a year
Registered Nurses$84,220 a year
Respiratory Therapists$78,340 a year
Speech-Language Pathologists$82,280 a year
Surgeons, All Other$438,010 a year
Surgical Assistants$78,210 a year
Surgical Technologists$62,590 a year
Veterinarians$113,890 a year
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,740 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (11)

Dental Assistants$45,390 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$37,900 a year
Massage Therapists$61,280 a year
Medical Assistants$45,140 a year
Medical Equipment Preparers$39,780 a year
Medical Transcriptionists$36,060 a year
Nursing Assistants$40,070 a year
Occupational Therapy Assistants$67,140 a year
Phlebotomists$41,420 a year
Physical Therapist Assistants$66,390 a year
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,050 a year

Protective Service Occupations (10)

Correctional Officers and Jailers$60,590 a year
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$88,790 a year
Firefighters$65,330 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$115,820 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$110,080 a year
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$31,250 a year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$82,740 a year
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsNot reported
School Bus Monitors$31,200 a year
Security Guards$42,240 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)

Bartenders$31,200 a year
Chefs and Head Cooks$48,100 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,600 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$36,550 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,200 a year
Dishwashers$32,200 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,350 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,450 a year
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$31,200 a year
Food Preparation Workers$32,530 a year
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,800 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$31,200 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$31,200 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$50,650 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$55,790 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,170 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,090 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,690 a year
Pest Control Workers$46,850 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (11)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,200 a year
Animal Caretakers$34,160 a year
Childcare Workers$35,170 a year
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,060 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$40,600 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,110 a year
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$31,200 a year
Manicurists and Pedicurists$31,200 a year
Recreation Workers$31,530 a year
Residential Advisors$41,710 a year
Tour and Travel Guides$41,660 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (12)

Cashiers$31,920 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,310 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,360 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,180 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$60,840 a year
Parts Salespersons$43,230 a year
Real Estate Sales Agents$44,030 a year
Retail Salespersons$33,450 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,440 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,680 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,980 a year
Telemarketers$50,390 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (37)

Bill and Account Collectors$43,310 a year
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,570 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,780 a year
Couriers and Messengers$34,850 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,430 a year
Customer Service Representatives$40,230 a year
Data Entry Keyers$44,230 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,900 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$57,590 a year
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,510 a year
File Clerks$41,030 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,250 a year
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,210 a year
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,940 a year
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,400 a year
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,530 a year
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,290 a year
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,620 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,260 a year
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,820 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,350 a year
New Accounts Clerks$48,190 a year
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$46,140 a year
Office Clerks, General$47,990 a year
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$48,290 a year
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,680 a year
Postal Service Clerks$61,050 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880 a year
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470 a year
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,170 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,390 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,500 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,550 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,560 a year
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$39,450 a year
Tellers$37,360 a year
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$37,940 a year

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$41,600 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (14)

Carpenters$76,970 a year
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,310 a year
Construction and Building Inspectors$56,610 a year
Construction Laborers$61,400 a year
Electricians$84,780 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,140 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$71,320 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$95,310 a year
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$63,930 a year
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$71,670 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$94,370 a year
Roofers$77,900 a year
Sheet Metal Workers$90,330 a year
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$81,750 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (16)

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,860 a year
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,390 a year
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,810 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,000 a year
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$43,630 a year
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,630 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,310 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$70,730 a year
Home Appliance Repairers$47,360 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$73,000 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,540 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,950 a year
Medical Equipment Repairers$75,220 a year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$83,990 a year
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,410 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$39,570 a year

Production Occupations (17)

Bakers$34,540 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,860 a year
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,200 a year
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$49,370 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,730 a year
Helpers--Production Workers$38,340 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,410 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,100 a year
Machinists$59,340 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,130 a year
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,530 a year
Power Plant Operators$102,130 a year
Printing Press Operators$37,450 a year
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$117,590 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$58,990 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,860 a year
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,090 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (15)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$33,750 a year
Bus Drivers, School$46,450 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,490 a year
Driver/Sales Workers$37,770 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$58,180 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,350 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,710 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,160 a year
Light Truck Drivers$43,830 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,410 a year
Parking Attendants$34,030 a year
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,570 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,220 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,770 a year
Transportation Inspectors$55,190 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Springfield?: The median wage for all occupations in the Springfield, IL area is $52,670 a year, compared with $51,960 a year for Illinois (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Springfield?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, surgeons, all other have the highest median wage at $438,010 a year.

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