Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Springfield
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,090 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Springfield earn between $42,030 and $61,090.
- $36K10th
- $42K25th
- $48KMedian
- $61K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $53,790 | $4,482 | $25.86 |
| Median | $48,410 | $4,034 | $23.27 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $42,030 | $3,502 | $20.21 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $61,090 | $5,091 | $29.37 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Springfield
On the average salary of $53,790, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $42,879 a year, or $3,573 a month and $1,649 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? 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 $53,790 buys what about $57,998 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Illinois cities
Springfield ranks 3rd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Peoria pays the most ($57,200).
All Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salaries in Illinois
Highest-paying cities for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).
- Seattle, WA$82,070
- Lexington Park, MD$81,720
- Parkersburg, WV$79,820
- Anchorage, AK$73,850
- Lake Charles, LA$73,740
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary by city
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Springfield: questions
How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Springfield?
$25.86 an hour on average, and $23.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Springfield?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,030, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Springfield?
About $42,879 a year ($3,573 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,790.
Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Springfield than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,201).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Springfield, IL (44100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).
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