Environmental Engineers Salary in Springfield, IL

Environmental Engineers pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $105,590 or more. The middle half of environmental engineers in Springfield earn between $81,590 and $105,590.

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

Environmental Engineers salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $98,040, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $73,089 a year, or $6,091 a month and $2,811 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 environmental 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 $98,040 buys what about $105,709 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineers salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 2nd of 2 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($118,370).

All Environmental Engineers salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for environmental engineers

Baton Rouge, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,100).

Environmental Engineers salary by city

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