Electrical Engineers Salary in Springfield, IL

Electrical Engineers pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $137,370 or more. The middle half of electrical engineers in Springfield earn between $81,530 and $126,820.

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

Electrical Engineers salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $103,480, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $76,647 a year, or $6,387 a month and $2,948 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 electrical engineers? 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 $103,480 buys what about $111,575 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 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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Electrical Engineers salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 7th of 7 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($118,210).

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Highest-paying cities for electrical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($189,370).

Electrical Engineers salary by city

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• Mechanical Engineers$106,770 a year
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• Surveyors$87,290 a year
• Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,680 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,820 a year

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