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Legislator Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of legislators in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Springfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Legislators in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,310
25th Percentile Wage
$18,870
50th Percentile Wage
$19,890
75th Percentile Wage
$45,510
90th Percentile Wage
$68,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,310.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$19,890
-245.25% 3.47%
2015
$68,670
38.59% -
2014
$42,170
55.13% -
2013
$18,920
-1.48% -
2012
$19,200
- -

Table 2. Compare Legislator Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,890 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Springfield is 36.3 percent (36.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$31,210
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$29,050
Springfield
$19,890
Bloomington
$19,410
Bloomington-Normal
$19,300
Kankakee-Bradley
$19,260
Carbondale-Marion
$19,240
Rockford
$19,220
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,030
Peoria
$18,960
Danville
$18,940
Decatur
$18,900
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$18,890
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$18,850
Champaign-Urbana
$18,760
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$18,580

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.