SOC 43-5111 · Springfield, IL metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Springfield, IL

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Springfield, Illinois is $41,840 a year ($20.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,940: half of the 40 people in this job in the Springfield, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,312).

$41,840average per year

$20.12 / hourMedian $37,940Take-home ≈ $33,868

  • $31K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,840 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Springfield earn between $37,940 and $46,320.

  • $31K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,840$3,487$20.12
Median$37,940$3,162$18.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,940$3,162$18.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,320$3,860$22.27

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $41,840, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $33,868 a year, or $2,822 a month and $1,303 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).

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Is Springfield a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $41,840 buys what about $45,113 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 4th of 4 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($51,270).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Springfield: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Springfield?

$20.12 an hour on average, and $18.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Springfield?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Springfield?

About $33,868 a year ($2,822 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,840.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Springfield than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,312).

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 43-5111; area Springfield, IL (44100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.7%.
  • 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 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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