Home / Wages / Springfield Springfield salaries The median worker in the Springfield, MA metro area earned $49,710 a year in 2024, about $23.90 an hour. That ranks #89 of the 391 metro areas published here, 0.4% above the national median.
Massachusetts
Median pay $49,710 $23.90 per hour
Vs national +0.4% U.S. $49,500
Workers 198,740 wage and salary
Metro rank #89 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Springfield pays 20.2% less than Massachusetts as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 8.14× 1,170 $51,040 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 5.15× 1,520 $38,780 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 3.52× 1,050 $79,070 Healthcare Social Workers 3.01× 720 $58,910 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2.96× 15,220 $39,520 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 2.76× 1,560 $57,750 Machinists 2.54× 980 $60,110 Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2.4× 550 $103,010 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 2.35× 540 $61,600 Social and Community Service Managers 2.28× 580 $77,160 Firefighters 1.83× 780 $66,820 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 1.78× 790 $78,290
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Springfield Occupation Median Hourly Employed Marketing Managers $166,690 $80.14 310 Architectural and Engineering Managers $165,630 $79.63 200 Financial Managers $164,790 $79.23 950 Computer and Information Systems Managers $162,900 $78.32 480 Managers, All Other $159,500 $76.68 300 Lawyers $152,440 $73.29 540 Physician Assistants $148,240 $71.27 320 Nurse Practitioners $144,050 $69.26 470 Sales Managers $130,720 $62.85 460 Pharmacists $130,090 $62.54 460 Construction Managers $127,680 $61.39 330 Software Developers $127,260 $61.18 800 Data Scientists $123,810 $59.52 260 Electrical Engineers $123,690 $59.46 240 Management Analysts $112,570 $54.12 490 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $110,950 n/a 720 Medical and Health Services Managers $107,740 $51.80 1,000 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,030 n/a 260 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $103,010 $49.53 550 General and Operations Managers $102,450 $49.26 4,770 Computer Systems Analysts $102,080 $49.08 400 Facilities Managers $101,710 $48.90 220 Physical Therapists $100,070 $48.11 410 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $99,630 $47.90 260 Industrial Engineers $98,350 $47.28 400 Civil Engineers $98,190 $47.21 320 Project Management Specialists $97,620 $46.93 580 Financial and Investment Analysts $97,570 $46.91 350 Dental Hygienists $96,250 $46.27 420 Mechanical Engineers $96,230 $46.27 350 Administrative Services Managers $93,820 $45.11 300 Cost Estimators $93,790 $45.09 290 Speech-Language Pathologists $93,730 $45.06 430 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $93,500 $44.95 290 Occupational Therapists $92,890 $44.66 380 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $92,750 $44.59 820 Actuaries $92,730 $44.58 230 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $92,340 $44.39 210 Insurance Underwriters $92,180 $44.32 200 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $91,480 $43.98 220 Registered Nurses $90,970 $43.74 5,730 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $90,580 $43.55 310 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $86,000 $41.35 890 Instructional Coordinators $85,780 $41.24 380 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $83,850 $40.31 370 Special Education Teachers, Middle School $83,070 n/a 210 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $82,700 $39.76 1,110 Accountants and Auditors $81,750 $39.30 1,700 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $81,730 n/a 2,000 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $81,360 $39.12 850 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $80,640 n/a 240 Electricians $80,560 $38.73 870 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $80,430 n/a 270 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $80,200 n/a 2,200 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $79,190 $38.07 1,300 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $79,130 $38.04 280 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $79,070 n/a 1,050 Roofers $78,900 $37.93 320 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $78,780 n/a 900 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $78,290 $37.64 790
Where most people work Largest occupations in Springfield by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 15,220 $39,520 $19.00 Registered Nurses 5,730 $90,970 $43.74 Fast Food and Counter Workers 5,040 $33,580 $16.15 General and Operations Managers 4,770 $102,450 $49.26 Retail Salespersons 4,590 $34,980 $16.82 Cashiers 3,760 $33,610 $16.16 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 2,980 $37,450 n/a Nursing Assistants 2,960 $41,220 $19.82 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,960 $37,890 $18.21 Customer Service Representatives 2,900 $45,410 $21.83 Stockers and Order Fillers 2,790 $36,490 $17.55 Office Clerks, General 2,660 $46,540 $22.37 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,530 $57,190 $27.49 Waiters and Waitresses 2,450 $34,740 $16.70 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,350 $43,880 $21.10 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2,200 $80,200 n/a First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2,030 $65,860 $31.66 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2,000 $81,730 n/a Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,840 $49,450 $23.78 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,790 $49,320 $23.71
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Massachusetts metro areas Boston-Cambridge-Newton 2,707,940 workers $64,620 Amherst Town-Northampton 70,240 workers $56,860 Worcester 351,970 workers $55,300 Barnstable Town 93,510 workers $53,640 Providence-Warwick 706,440 workers $51,250 Pittsfield 57,390 workers $49,970 Springfield pay: common questions What is the average salary in Springfield? The median across all occupations is $49,710 , or $23.90 an hour, covering 198,740 wage and salary workers. The mean is $66,030, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Springfield pay more than the rest of Massachusetts? No. The metro median of $49,710 is 20.2% below the Massachusetts median of $62,270. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Springfield? Marketing Managers ($166,690), Architectural and Engineering Managers ($165,630), Financial Managers ($164,790). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Springfield unusually full of? Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators, at 8.14× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.