The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,820 | 7.67% | 38.85% |
| 2021 | $37,690 | -1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $38,310 | 0.16% | - |
| 2019 | $38,250 | 0.50% | - |
| 2018 | $38,060 | 6.99% | - |
| 2017 | $35,400 | 5.51% | - |
| 2016 | $33,450 | 11.87% | - |
| 2015 | $29,480 | 8.28% | - |
| 2014 | $27,040 | 4.36% | - |
| 2013 | $25,860 | 3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $24,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,820, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for file clerks in state of Illinois, followed by Carbondale-Marion (median annual salary $39,450). In comparison, the median annual salary of file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Carbondale-Marion.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington | |
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington-Normal |