Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Springfield, MO

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Springfield, MO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brookline.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$79,248
Middle 50%$77.7k–$81.6k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $85,000
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,709 and $128,211.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,709
25th$77,709
50th (median)$79,248
75th$81,640
90th$108,161

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2021: median $61,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $82,500 (12 filings) FY2025: median $77,709 (19 filings) FY2026: median $79,248 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 41
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––6
FY2021$61,000$61,000$61,00041
FY2022–––9
FY2023$82,500$73,866$85,89412
FY2024–––8
FY2025$77,709$77,709$84,09519
FY2026$79,248$79,248$79,24813

Cost of living

Springfield's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $79,248 is worth about $89,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Springfield = 88.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Springfield, MO area earned a median of $102,350 in May 2025 (690 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,248, 23% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Travelscape$78,47914
Accelysttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $79,248 32
Senior · Level III $99,258 10
Expert · Level IV $119,267 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$77,709$79,24832
Senior · Level III$99,258$99,25810
Expert · Level IV$119,267$119,26713

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.