Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rockford 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 Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,390
25th Percentile Wage
$37,800
50th Percentile Wage
$49,580
75th Percentile Wage
$60,380
90th Percentile Wage
$73,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$49,580
4.28% 28.18%
2021
$47,460
-4.59% -
2020
$49,640
9.49% -
2019
$44,930
12.04% -
2018
$39,520
0.28% -
2017
$39,410
-0.28% -
2016
$39,520
-0.51% -
2015
$39,720
-1.01% -
2014
$40,120
8.82% -
2013
$36,580
2.65% -
2012
$35,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,580 in Rockford 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 Rockford is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 33.0 percent (33.0%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.