SOC 33-3011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bailiffs make in Springfield, MO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Springfield, MO is $50,320. The 10th percentile is $31,930 and the 90th percentile is $56,500. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$50,320

10th percentile
$31,930
25th percentile
$33,110
Median
$50,320
75th percentile
$56,500
90th percentile
$56,500
Mean
$46,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bailiffs, the published 10th percentile is $31,930 and the 90th percentile is $56,500. The difference is $24,570, which is 48.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,110 to the 75th at $56,500, covers $23,390.

The mean annual wage is $46,860, which sits below the median of $50,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MO median is 11.1% lower than the national median of $56,600 for Bailiffs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,804, which is 0.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% higher than the Missouri median of $44,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bailiffs at $56,804 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bailiffs. Springfield, MO ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $64,460 and employment of 170. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,654, against $56,804 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 181 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 120. That median is 13.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,936, against $56,804 here.
  • Topeka, KS is 184 miles away, with a median of $69,390 and employment of 40. That median is 37.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,124, against $56,804 here.

Employment share

Bailiffs accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (50 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.01 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MO · Bailiffs by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bailiffs make in Springfield, MO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Springfield, MO is $50,320. The 10th percentile is $31,930 and the 90th percentile is $56,500. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Bailiffs?

The local median is 11.1% lower than the national median of $56,600.

What is Bailiffs pay in Springfield, MO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,320 is $56,804. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, MO compare with nearby metros for Bailiffs?

Kansas City, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 128 miles away, at $64,460. Springfield, MO ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.