Data Scientist salary in Springfield, IL

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings in the Springfield, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Springfiled, Chatham, Jerome.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$81,578

Middle 50%$81.3k–$92k

vs. national median−34%comparison median $123,531

Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,620 and $111,565.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	0
FY2021	–	–	–	0
FY2022	–	–	–	2
FY2023	–	–	–	2
FY2024	$77,376	$77,376	$80,170	15
FY2025	$81,307	$81,307	$87,700	32
FY2026	$95,100	$81,789	$98,750	11

Springfield's median Data Scientist salary of $81,578 is worth about $88,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Springfield = 92.7).

All Data Scientists in the Springfield, IL area earned a median of $92,000 in May 2025 (100 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,578, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
Zion Cloud Solutions	$81,307	13
Digi Tek Global	too few	6
Datamaxis	too few	3
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly	too few	2
Krasan Consulting Services	too few	2
Marucco, Stoddard, Ferenbach & Walsh	too few	2
Msr Technology Group	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$81,307	$81,578	32

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.