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File Clerk Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of file clerks in Springfield 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 File Clerks in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,960
25th Percentile Wage
$34,010
50th Percentile Wage
$37,860
75th Percentile Wage
$50,940
90th Percentile Wage
$60,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,860
3.96% 39.33%
2021
$36,360
15.95% -
2020
$30,560
-4.88% -
2019
$32,050
-6.30% -
2018
$34,070
16.70% -
2017
$28,380
4.51% -
2016
$27,100
7.42% -
2015
$25,090
4.74% -
2014
$23,900
0.33% -
2013
$23,820
3.57% -
2012
$22,970
- -

Table 2. Compare File Clerk Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,860 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Springfield is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$40,820
Carbondale-Marion
$39,450
Champaign-Urbana
$39,100
Springfield
$37,860
Rockford
$37,750
Bloomington
$36,810
Decatur
$36,740
Peoria
$36,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,420
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$36,400
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$32,480
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,600
Danville
$25,610
Bloomington-Normal
$24,000

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.