Data Scientists Salary in Springfield, IL

Data Scientists pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $144,000 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Springfield earn between $69,080 and $117,920.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $97,280, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $72,592 a year, or $6,049 a month and $2,792 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 data 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 $97,280 buys what about $104,890 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 6th of 6 Illinois metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($127,590).

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Highest-paying cities for data scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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