Springfield, OH Salaries

Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 90.5) - BLS OEWS May 2025

Observed metro pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Springfield, OH moved from $44,700 in May 2024 to $45,470 in May 2025 (+1.7%).
  • Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
  • Springfield, OH sits -1.4 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
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Wage Scorecard
28/100
Springfield, OH

Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.

Wage Level F
$45,470
All-occupation median annual wage (BLS OEWS)
Wage Growth F
+1.7%
Year-over-year change in median wage (BLS OEWS)
Real Purchasing Power D
$50,253
Median wage adjusted for regional price parity (RPP 90.5, BEA)

BLS OEWS metro wage desk

MSA 44220 · Springfield, OH $54K mean

MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST

  • MEAN-LOW #380/528
  • RPP-LOW 90.5
  • OCC-MID 205 occs
  • TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $374K
  • EMP-MIX Medical and…
  • TREND-INLINE -1.4 pp
  • PHOTO-FINISH Northwestern Wis…
  • BOOK-MOST 203 rows · May 2025

Read with Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (+$59 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living

Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.

Published-row mean neighbourhood around Springfield, OH

Guayama, PR · lowest mean: $32KGuayama, PR · lowest mean$32KSpringfield, OH · this MSA: $54KSpringfield, OH · this MSA$54KNorthwestern Wiscons… · near: $54KNorthwestern Wiscons… · near$54KGettysburg, PA · near: $54KGettysburg, PA · near$54KSoutheast Iowa nonme… · near: $54KSoutheast Iowa nonme… · near$54KNortheast Iowa nonme… · near: $54KNortheast Iowa nonme… · near$54KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean: $119KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · high…$119K
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Label Value
Guayama, PR · lowest mean $32K
Springfield, OH · this MSA $54K
Northwestern Wiscons… · near $54K
Gettysburg, PA · near $54K
Southeast Iowa nonme… · near $54K
Northeast Iowa nonme… · near $54K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean $119K

Where Springfield, OH already employs the upper wage tier

Medical and Health Services Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Springfield, OH's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 180 jobs · $100,810
  2. 2. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $124,240
  3. 3. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 150 jobs · $96,750
  4. 4. Industrial Engineers 140 jobs · $95,860
  5. 5. Industrial Production Managers 130 jobs · $98,630
  6. 6. Physicians, All Other 120 jobs · $374,300
  7. 7. Nurse Practitioners 110 jobs · $124,440
  8. 8. Pharmacists 90 jobs · $132,880
  9. 9. Sales Managers 90 jobs · $129,120
  10. 10. Software Developers 80 jobs · $118,150
  11. 11. Management Analysts 80 jobs · $97,570
  12. 12. Managers, All Other 70 jobs · $119,500
  13. 13. Physical Therapists 70 jobs · $104,870
  14. 14. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 70 jobs · $95,900
  15. 15. Lawyers 70 jobs · $94,470
  16. 16. Computer and Information Systems Managers 60 jobs · $125,460
  17. 17. Construction Managers 60 jobs · $97,560
  18. 18. Human Resources Managers 50 jobs · $128,140

Occupations Tracked

205

with wage data

Published-Row Mean

$54,155

employment-weighted, 203 complete rows

Top Salary

$374,300

Physicians, All Other

Cost of Living

90.5

10% below US avg

Price-level adjustment: Dividing the derived published-row mean of $54,155 by the metro RPP gives $59,852 on a national-price basis. This is not an after-tax income or a personal cost-of-living result.

Top-pay occupations in Springfield, OH, by employment

Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Medical and Health Services Managers $100,810
2 Financial Managers $124,240
3 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $96,750
4 Industrial Engineers $95,860
5 Industrial Production Managers $98,630
6 Physicians, All Other $374,300
7 Nurse Practitioners $124,440
8 Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $132,880
9 Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $129,120
10 Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $118,150
11 Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $97,570
12 Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $119,500
13 Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $104,870
14 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $95,900
15 Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $94,470
16 Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $125,460
17 Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $97,560
18 Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $128,140
19 Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $121,340
20 Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $117,830
21 Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $111,110
22 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $98,920
23 Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $97,110
24 Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). $172,680
25 Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). $125,490

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

Lowest Paying Jobs in Springfield, OH

Occupation Median Salary
Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $22,880
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $24,720
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $25,770
Cooks, Fast Food $25,980
Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,490
Cooks, Short Order Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $27,600
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $27,870
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $27,890
Dishwashers $27,940
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,940

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

Other BLS Wage Areas in OH

Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.

Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside OH. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($54,155 here) and summed published employment.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the lower price level do to Springfield, OH wage reading? ▼
The employment-weighted published-row mean across 203 occupation rows is $54,155/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). BEA RPP 90.5 puts local prices 10% below the US average, so the same mean reads as $59,852 in national-price terms. Page lists 205 occupations with a published median, a different denominator. The top-tier median average of the 25 highest-paying rows is $124,125.
What is the highest paying job in Springfield, OH? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Springfield, OH is Physicians, All Other with a median salary of $374,300/year. The second highest is Dentists, General at $172,680/year.
What jobs pay the least in Springfield, OH? ▼
The lowest paying occupation in Springfield, OH is Amusement and Recreation Attendants with a median salary of $22,880/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers) according to BLS data.
Which federal tables feed Springfield, OH's wage and price figures? ▼
Occupation wages are BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates for this metropolitan statistical area. The price-level figure is BEA Regional Price Parities for the matching metro area (latest published year on the page). WageDex divides the employment-weighted published-row mean by RPP only when both inputs exist; it does not substitute a national RPP.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Cost-of-living index: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

What to do with this data

How to use Springfield, OH wage figures in a real decision

  • Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Springfield, OH at $374,300/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
  • The employment-weighted published-row mean of $54,155 adjusts to about $59,852 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 90.5. Salary vs cost of living
  • Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for OH before treating one geography as the other. State wage page

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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