Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bloomington-Normal is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,260
25th Percentile Wage
$26,420
50th Percentile Wage
$34,190
75th Percentile Wage
$42,410
90th Percentile Wage
$48,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,260.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$34,190
1.90% -1.40%
2013
$33,540
-3.37% -
2012
$34,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Bloomington-Normal with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,190, Bloomington-Normal is the lowest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Illinois, following city of Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $48,520). Compared with the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bloomington-Normal is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$48,520
Springfield
$45,690
Rockford
$45,060
Decatur
$44,430
Peoria
$44,300
Kankakee-Bradley
$44,110
Champaign-Urbana
$43,710
Danville
$42,900
Bloomington
$42,640
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$41,720
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,410
Carbondale-Marion
$40,250
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$40,020
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,890
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,310
Bloomington-Normal
$34,190