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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

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

Table 1. Annual Salary of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,320
25th Percentile Wage
$38,610
50th Percentile Wage
$46,670
75th Percentile Wage
$55,510
90th Percentile Wage
$64,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping 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 $64,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,320.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$46,670
0.30% 11.42%
2016
$46,530
3.12% -
2015
$45,080
2.31% -
2014
$44,040
3.45% -
2013
$42,520
2.78% -
2012
$41,340
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Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,670 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kankakee-Bradley
$52,900
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$52,870
Rockford
$49,580
Champaign-Urbana
$49,430
Springfield
$48,530
Peoria
$48,210
Danville
$46,950
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,890
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$46,670
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,600
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$45,820
Bloomington
$45,560
Decatur
$44,140
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$43,410
Carbondale-Marion
$39,790
Bloomington-Normal
$33,200