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Human Resources Specialist Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists in Springfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Human Resources Specialists in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,200
25th Percentile Wage
$50,320
50th Percentile Wage
$62,880
75th Percentile Wage
$81,050
90th Percentile Wage
$97,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,880
-1.73% 5.68%
2021
$63,970
4.02% -
2020
$61,400
4.89% -
2019
$58,400
-1.13% -
2018
$59,060
-3.40% -
2017
$61,070
-0.79% -
2016
$61,550
10.72% -
2015
$54,950
-15.14% -
2014
$63,270
5.71% -
2013
$59,660
0.59% -
2012
$59,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,880 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Springfield is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$76,090
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$64,250
Springfield
$62,880
Champaign-Urbana
$62,170
Decatur
$61,970
Peoria
$60,730
Carbondale-Marion
$59,350
Danville
$59,090
Rockford
$58,860
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,170
Kankakee-Bradley
$56,710
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$56,380
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,170
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,160
Bloomington-Normal
$50,080

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.