SOC 13-2054 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Financial Risk Specialists make in Springfield, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Risk Specialists in Springfield, IL is $74,360. The 10th percentile is $63,750 and the 90th percentile is $164,280. Employment is 30.
Median annual wage
$74,360
- 10th percentile
- $63,750
- 25th percentile
- $63,750
- Median
- $74,360
- 75th percentile
- $124,380
- 90th percentile
- $164,280
- Mean
- $97,330
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Financial Risk Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $63,750 and the 90th percentile is $164,280. The difference is $100,530, which is 135.2% 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 $63,750 to the 75th at $124,380, covers $60,630.
The mean annual wage is $97,330, which sits above the median of $74,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Springfield, IL median is 36.6% lower than the national median of $117,330 for Financial Risk Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,177, which is 31.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 28.7% lower than the Illinois median of $104,300.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, IL is 92.745, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Risk Specialists at $80,177 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Risk Specialists. Springfield, IL ranks 8th of 8 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).).
- Peoria, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $119,580 and employment of 60. That median is 60.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,074, against $80,177 here.
- St. Louis, MO-IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $97,920 and employment of 480. That median is 31.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,978, against $80,177 here.
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 115 miles away, with a median of $91,880 and employment of 30. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,144, against $80,177 here.
Employment share
Financial Risk Specialists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, IL (30 of 100,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (63,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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, IL · Financial Risk Specialists 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 Financial Risk Specialists make in Springfield, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Risk Specialists in Springfield, IL is $74,360. The 10th percentile is $63,750 and the 90th percentile is $164,280. Employment is 30.
How does that compare with the national median for Financial Risk Specialists?
The local median is 36.6% lower than the national median of $117,330.
What is Financial Risk Specialists pay in Springfield, IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, IL is 92.745, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $74,360 is $80,177. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Springfield, IL compare with nearby metros for Financial Risk Specialists?
Peoria, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $119,580. Springfield, IL ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.