Medical Assistants Salary in Springfield, IL

Medical Assistants pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,700 or more. The middle half of medical assistants in Springfield earn between $38,970 and $47,020.

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

Medical Assistants salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $43,790, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $35,339 a year, or $2,945 a month and $1,359 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 medical assistants? 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 $43,790 buys what about $47,215 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 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Assistants salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 3rd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($47,080).

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Highest-paying cities for medical assistants

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,730).

Medical Assistants salary by city

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