SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Nursing Assistants make in Springfield, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Springfield, IL is $40,070. The 10th percentile is $38,050 and the 90th percentile is $48,160. Employment is 1,120.
Median annual wage
$40,070
- 10th percentile
- $38,050
- 25th percentile
- $38,520
- Median
- $40,070
- 75th percentile
- $46,500
- 90th percentile
- $48,160
- Mean
- $42,100
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $38,050 and the 90th percentile is $48,160. The difference is $10,110, which is 25.2% 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 $38,520 to the 75th at $46,500, covers $7,980.
The mean annual wage is $42,100, which sits above the median of $40,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Springfield, IL median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,204, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 12.8% lower than the Illinois median of $45,960.
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 $40,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $43,204 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Springfield, IL ranks 8th of 25 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).).
- Decatur, IL is 39 miles away, with a median of $41,990 and employment of 600. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,488, against $43,204 here.
- Bloomington, IL is 64 miles away, with a median of $43,180 and employment of 950. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,164, against $43,204 here.
- Peoria, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $43,040 and employment of 2,740. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,177, against $43,204 here.
Employment share
Nursing Assistants accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, IL (1,120 of 100,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 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 · Nursing Assistants 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 Nursing Assistants make in Springfield, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Springfield, IL is $40,070. The 10th percentile is $38,050 and the 90th percentile is $48,160. Employment is 1,120.
How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Assistants?
The local median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $42,260.
What is Nursing Assistants 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 $40,070 is $43,204. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Springfield, IL compare with nearby metros for Nursing Assistants?
Decatur, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $41,990. Springfield, IL ranks 8th of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.