The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping 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 | $32,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping 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 $79,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,870 | 7.58% | 22.13% |
| 2021 | $48,860 | -14.16% | - |
| 2020 | $55,780 | 6.01% | - |
| 2019 | $52,430 | 5.68% | - |
| 2018 | $49,450 | 7.97% | - |
| 2017 | $45,510 | -0.09% | - |
| 2016 | $45,550 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $44,530 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $43,720 | 3.34% | - |
| 2013 | $42,260 | 2.58% | - |
| 2012 | $41,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,870, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary of $52,900). Compared with Kankakee-Bradley, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .1 percent (.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria | |
| Danville | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal |