Conservation Scientists Salary in Springfield, IL

Conservation Scientists pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $139,190 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Springfield earn between $78,380 and $131,990.

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

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $105,360, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $77,877 a year, or $6,490 a month and $2,995 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 conservation scientists? 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 $105,360 buys what about $113,602 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 1st of 3 Illinois metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Conservation Scientists salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

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