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Average Painters, Construction And Maintenance Salary in Springfield, IL

Painters, Construction And Maintenance in Springfield, IL earn a median annual salary of $63,930, which is +29.4% compared to the national median. There are 110 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Springfield, IL (metro area).

$63,930
Springfield, IL median annual wage
$31/hour median
+29.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,400
110
Local employment
1.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.75
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$42,330
25th
$50,260
Median
$63,930
75th
$80,750
90th
$98,290

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Springfield, IL, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$68,931
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 90.4%
Rents: 71.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Champaign-Urbana, IL $84,370 Compare 160
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $73,650 Compare 180
Rockford, IL $72,700 Compare 130
Urban Honolulu, HI $66,160 Compare 1,390
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $65,080 Compare 810
Peoria, IL $64,450 Compare 110

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Springfield, IL

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Surgeons, All Other $438,010 4.94
Psychiatrists $413,890 1.96
Chief Executives $338,570 0.57
General Internal Medicine Physicians $218,310 2.57
Pediatricians, General $217,000 N/A
Dentists, General $209,430 1.47
Family Medicine Physicians $167,280 2.23
Personal Financial Advisors $154,370 0.59

Springfield, IL has salary data for 326 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Surgeons, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Painters, Construction And Maintenance in Springfield, IL

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Painters, Construction And Maintenance are projected to change by +3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 28,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.