Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,890
25th Percentile Wage
$37,440
50th Percentile Wage
$43,710
75th Percentile Wage
$50,480
90th Percentile Wage
$63,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,890.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$43,710
-1.05% 20.68%
2021
$44,170
6.43% -
2020
$41,330
2.32% -
2019
$40,370
4.19% -
2018
$38,680
4.01% -
2017
$37,130
3.15% -
2016
$35,960
1.64% -
2015
$35,370
3.11% -
2014
$34,270
-6.89% -
2013
$36,630
5.35% -
2012
$34,670
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Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Champaign-Urbana with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,710 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Champaign-Urbana is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.