SOC 11-2022 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sales Managers make in Springfield, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Springfield, IL is $120,820. The 10th percentile is $60,410 and the 90th percentile is $215,170. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$120,820

10th percentile
$60,410
25th percentile
$84,740
Median
$120,820
75th percentile
$164,200
90th percentile
$215,170
Mean
$135,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $60,410 and the 90th percentile is $215,170. The difference is $154,760, which is 128.1% 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 $84,740 to the 75th at $164,200, covers $79,460.

The mean annual wage is $135,700, which sits above the median of $120,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, IL median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,271, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.2% lower than the Illinois median of $155,280.

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 $120,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $130,271 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 Sales Managers. Springfield, IL ranks 20th 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 $126,880 and employment of 110. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,494, against $130,271 here.
  • Bloomington, IL is 64 miles away, with a median of $154,300 and employment of 290. That median is 27.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $164,961, against $130,271 here.
  • Peoria, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $131,660 and employment of 600. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,315, against $130,271 here.

Employment share

Sales Managers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, IL (250 of 100,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (637,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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 · Sales Managers 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 Sales Managers make in Springfield, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Springfield, IL is $120,820. The 10th percentile is $60,410 and the 90th percentile is $215,170. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Sales Managers?

The local median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $148,270.

What is Sales Managers 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 $120,820 is $130,271. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, IL compare with nearby metros for Sales Managers?

Decatur, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $126,880. Springfield, IL ranks 20th of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.