High paying medical jobs in Springfield, IL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Springfield, IL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Springfield, IL run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, IL salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Springfield, IL · Employed

1Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,710 – $438,01080
2Psychiatrists$413,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$126,400 – $413,89040
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$218,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,420 – $640,330110
4Dentists, General$209,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,960 – $309,990120
5Family Medicine Physicians$167,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,790 – $300,230160
6Pharmacists$135,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,820 – $174,560300
7Physician Assistants$133,750
Master's degree
$97,440 – $158,31050
8Nurse Practitioners$130,200
Master's degree
$105,870 – $139,970350
9Physical Therapists$115,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,030 – $147,390150
10Veterinarians$113,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,910 – $280,79040
11Occupational Therapists$102,810
Master's degree
$70,370 – $137,350100
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,470
Associate's degree
$80,710 – $108,840120
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$85,060
Associate's degree
$69,240 – $101,240100
14Registered Nurses$84,220
Bachelor's degree
$69,170 – $107,1404,110
15Dental Hygienists$83,070
Associate's degree
$78,620 – $98,580280
16Speech-Language Pathologists$82,280
Master's degree
$55,950 – $118,330160
17Respiratory Therapists$78,340
Associate's degree
$64,480 – $104,040140
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,800
Associate's degree
$58,050 – $100,080210
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,030
Bachelor's degree
$40,100 – $100,610270
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,780
Bachelor's degree
$56,370 – $81,85060
21Surgical Technologists$62,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,300 – $78,890130
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,110 – $85,070130
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,430 – $76,840500
24Chiropractors$56,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$33,890 – $75,42050
25Medical Records Specialists$55,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,720 – $77,860120
26Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$50,730
Associate's degree
$39,740 – $97,03050
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,740
Associate's degree
$38,070 – $61,24060
28Pharmacy Technicians$42,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,120 – $49,150570
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$41,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,840 – $47,56050
30Psychiatric Technicians$40,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,950 – $49,160150
31Opticians, Dispensing$39,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $59,84060
32Emergency Medical Technicians$38,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,610 – $60,140110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$438,010	$72,710 – $438,010	80
2	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$413,890	$126,400 – $413,890	40
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$218,310	$63,420 – $640,330	110
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$209,430	$111,960 – $309,990	120
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$167,280	$112,790 – $300,230	160
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,440	$101,820 – $174,560	300
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,750	$97,440 – $158,310	50
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,200	$105,870 – $139,970	350
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$115,990	$81,030 – $147,390	150
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$113,890	$62,910 – $280,790	40
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,810	$70,370 – $137,350	100
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,470	$80,710 – $108,840	120
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$85,060	$69,240 – $101,240	100
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,220	$69,170 – $107,140	4,110
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,070	$78,620 – $98,580	280
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,280	$55,950 – $118,330	160
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,340	$64,480 – $104,040	140
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,800	$58,050 – $100,080	210
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$65,030	$40,100 – $100,610	270
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,780	$56,370 – $81,850	60
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,590	$50,300 – $78,890	130
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,900	$40,110 – $85,070	130
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,110	$50,430 – $76,840	500
24	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$56,580	$33,890 – $75,420	50
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,800	$39,720 – $77,860	120
26	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,730	$39,740 – $97,030	50
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,740	$38,070 – $61,240	60
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,160	$35,120 – $49,150	570
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,650	$34,840 – $47,560	50
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,720	$33,950 – $49,160	150
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,790	$37,950 – $59,840	60
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,650	$33,610 – $60,140	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Springfield, IL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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