Applications Software Developers Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers 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 Applications Software Developers in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,840
25th Percentile Wage
$79,110
50th Percentile Wage
$90,330
75th Percentile Wage
$100,910
90th Percentile Wage
$117,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$90,330
7.34% 9.72%
2017
$83,700
2.71% -
2016
$81,430
1.65% -
2015
$80,090
1.41% -
2014
$78,960
0.13% -
2013
$78,860
-3.41% -
2012
$81,550
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,330 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Springfield is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$99,240
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$96,520
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$93,270
Bloomington
$92,930
Bloomington-Normal
$92,200
Peoria
$90,670
Springfield
$90,330
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$86,750
Rockford
$85,380
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$84,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$83,120
Champaign-Urbana
$77,790
Decatur
$65,230

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.