Jobs in the Springfield, MO area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Springfield, MO metro area has 166 open job postings from 38 employers in our data. 21.3% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $120,000 a year, 7.2% are remote and 31.1% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $120,000 posted salary in the Springfield area buys about what $135,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 11% below the national average.
Housing costs run 34% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
7.2% of postings are remote, 20th highest of 99 metro areas.
16.9% of postings are entry-level, 21st of 99 metro areas.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($46,000) is worth $51,500 in average-US dollars, 53rd of 99 metro areas.
Springfield compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
166open postings from 38 employers
21.3%list a pay range
$120,000median posted pay (middle half: $77,500 to $158,000)
7.2%remote
3.6%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$46,000official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
16.9%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.6% in 2026-08 (4% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Missouri, employers had 128,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.1% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 5.9% above its February 2020 level and 4.4% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Springfield, MO
154
34
22.4%
$114,500
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Retail & E-commerce
48
Software & Technology
39
Manufacturing & Industrial
28
Employers with the most openings
Olsson: 36 postings
Careers Primeinc: 20 postings
Hy-Vee: 15 postings
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.: 11 postings
Current Advisors: 10 postings
Federal government hiring
57 federal job announcements open to the public list Springfield, MO, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $100,000. Agencies hiring most: Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (25), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Army National Guard Units (5), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Drug Enforcement Administration (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Springfield, MO area run 11% below the national average, and housing runs 34% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $46,000, which is worth $51,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $120,000 is worth $135,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
