Computer Programmers Salary in Springfield, IL

Computer Programmers pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,870 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Springfield earn between $60,310 and $71,170.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $71,250, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $55,569 a year, or $4,631 a month and $2,137 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Springfield a good place for computer programmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $71,250 buys what about $76,824 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 3rd of 3 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($103,330).

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Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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