Springfield

Springfield, MO metropolitan area. 28 published occupation pages; regional price parity 88.6 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 28 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Springfield pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Software Developers	$102,350	690
Registered Nurses	$79,370	6,820
Project Management Specialists	$78,060	1,230
General and Operations Managers	$76,290	7,300
Accountants and Auditors	$73,020	2,070
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,560	1,660
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,060	1,550
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$59,580	1,710
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,070	6,790
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,380	2,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,160	2,430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,330	1,440
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,690	2,540
Security Guards	$39,010	1,000
Customer Service Representatives	$38,970	4,120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,360	3,080
Office Clerks, General	$38,320	4,370
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,530	7,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,450	1,840
Nursing Assistants	$36,180	3,150
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,950	1,430
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,490	3,150
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,100	1,910
Retail Salespersons	$31,760	5,810
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,950	2,560
Cashiers	$29,720	5,200
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,350	3,050
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,190	4,880

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.