Bill and Account Collectors


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Bill and Account Collectors

Bill and Account Collectors - Wages & Trends

Although many collectors receive only a salary, some also receive commissions or bonuses. This extra pay usually is linked to the number of cases collectors close. Pay varies with the employer's size, location, and type. The worker's education, experience, and responsibility also affect wages.

Bill and account collectors who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits are sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.

Bill and account collectors (SOC 43-3011)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $17.59 $19.82 $24.52
Yearly $36,582 $41,222 $51,002
    Champaign Area Hourly $17.56 $19.64 $23.41
Yearly $36,525 $40,837 $48,689
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $14.95 $19.49 $23.50
Yearly $31,093 $40,536 $48,870
    Cook County Hourly $17.76 $20.13 $24.57
Yearly $36,926 $41,877 $51,120
    Decatur Area Hourly $17.85 $18.50 $20.67
Yearly $37,136 $38,473 $42,999
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $19.04 $22.70 $26.50
Yearly $39,607 $47,233 $55,111
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $14.24 $15.84 $19.18
Yearly $29,624 $32,931 $39,907
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $14.24 $17.92 $23.19
Yearly $29,626 $37,281 $48,227
    Lake County Hourly $20.03 $23.27 $25.61
Yearly $41,660 $48,410 $53,252
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $15.86 $17.75 $20.09
Yearly $32,988 $36,903 $41,788
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $14.11 $15.66 $19.45
Yearly $29,350 $32,566 $40,460
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $14.13 $17.90 $22.45
Yearly $29,399 $37,245 $46,684
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $17.57 $18.61 $22.85
Yearly $36,544 $38,719 $47,526
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $18.75 $22.80 $26.72
Yearly $38,998 $47,413 $55,588
    Rockford Area Hourly $18.27 $18.71 $22.57
Yearly $38,014 $38,908 $46,936
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $16.68 $21.28 $23.41
Yearly $34,707 $44,270 $48,687
    Springfield Area Hourly $14.09 $17.25 $19.34
Yearly $29,298 $35,880 $40,222
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $17.72 $18.67 $22.17
Yearly $36,852 $38,824 $46,108
    Vermilion County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly (1) (1) (1)
    Will County Hourly $17.83 $20.61 $24.72
Yearly $37,075 $42,865 $51,407
United States Hourly $16.73 $18.98 $23.22
Yearly $34,800 $39,470 $48,290
(1) Wage estimate isn't available.

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.