The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $24,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $36,400 | 5.27% | 30.44% |
| 2016 | $34,480 | 13.31% | - |
| 2015 | $29,890 | 8.26% | - |
| 2014 | $27,420 | 4.56% | - |
| 2013 | $26,170 | 3.25% | - |
| 2012 | $25,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,400 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |