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Office Clerk, General Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of office clerks, general in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of office clerks, general 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Office Clerks, General in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,190
25th Percentile Wage
$26,800
50th Percentile Wage
$35,360
75th Percentile Wage
$46,600
90th Percentile Wage
$58,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general 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 $58,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,190.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,360
3.65% 15.21%
2016
$34,070
8.83% -
2015
$31,060
2.93% -
2014
$30,150
2.29% -
2013
$29,460
-1.77% -
2012
$29,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Office Clerk, General Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,360 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for office clerks, general in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of office clerks, general in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Springfield
$46,070
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$40,110
Champaign-Urbana
$39,200
Rockford
$37,800
Danville
$37,320
Peoria
$37,160
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,010
Bloomington
$36,960
Decatur
$36,720
Carbondale-Marion
$36,720
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,330
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,230
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,030
Kankakee-Bradley
$35,360
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$35,360
Bloomington-Normal
$28,640