SOC 13-1199 · Springfield, MO metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Springfield, MO

The average salary for other business operations specialists in Springfield, Missouri is $78,090 a year ($37.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,700: half of the 570 people in this job in the Springfield, MO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

$78,090average per year

$37.55 / hourMedian $72,700Take-home ≈ $61,033

  • $47K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

570people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#5 of 8Missouri metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,840 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in Springfield earn between $55,740 and $91,170.

  • $47K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,090$6,508$37.54
Median$72,700$6,058$34.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,740$4,645$26.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$91,170$7,598$43.83

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Springfield vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Other business operations specialists in Springfield earn 13% less than the Missouri average ($89,780) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($93,970). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $83,050.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Springfield$78,090$72,700$46,870$123,840570
Missouri$89,780$80,420$49,150$135,03015,770
United States$93,970$83,050$47,880$150,0101,087,090

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $78,090, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $61,033 a year, or $5,086 a month and $2,347 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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Is Springfield a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Springfield area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.6), so the average $78,090 buys what about $88,153 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($45,780). A typical home costs $272,938, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Missouri cities

Springfield ranks 5th of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job; St. Louis pays the most ($100,510).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Missouri

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Springfield: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in Springfield?

$37.55 an hour on average, and $34.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in Springfield?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in Springfield?

About $61,033 a year ($5,086 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,090. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do other business operations specialists earn more in Springfield than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area Springfield, MO (44180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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