Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary depending on the area of the country, the size of the city, and the type and size of the employer. Wages also vary based on the clerk's training and experience. Clerks who have a college degree are likely to start at higher salaries.
Full-time payroll and timekeeping clerks often receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Payroll and timekeeping clerks (SOC 43-3051)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $20.83 | $25.37 | $31.15 |
| Yearly | $43,342 | $52,778 | $64,809 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $20.74 | $24.54 | $28.52 |
| Yearly | $43,151 | $51,060 | $59,321 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.07 | $21.92 | $27.52 |
| Yearly | $39,664 | $45,596 | $57,234 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $22.63 | $27.33 | $33.04 |
| Yearly | $47,082 | $56,860 | $68,732 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.51 | $21.92 | $27.77 |
| Yearly | $36,412 | $45,596 | $57,752 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $19.78 | $25.80 | $31.07 |
| Yearly | $41,150 | $53,673 | $64,622 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $18.58 | $22.98 | $28.45 |
| Yearly | $38,657 | $47,795 | $59,170 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $20.83 | $24.04 | $29.45 |
| Yearly | $43,333 | $49,994 | $61,249 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $21.08 | $26.15 | $29.87 |
| Yearly | $43,854 | $54,397 | $62,130 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $22.71 | $28.34 | $33.81 |
| Yearly | $47,248 | $58,962 | $70,313 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $22.72 | $26.26 | $31.58 |
| Yearly | $47,268 | $54,617 | $65,690 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $17.34 | $20.73 | $24.53 |
| Yearly | $36,081 | $43,126 | $51,037 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $20.11 | $23.78 | $29.98 |
| Yearly | $41,841 | $49,468 | $62,349 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $18.27 | $23.89 | $29.98 |
| Yearly | $38,005 | $49,701 | $62,345 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.67 | $19.27 | $24.04 |
| Yearly | $26,356 | $40,097 | $49,994 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $20.03 | $23.08 | $27.33 |
| Yearly | $41,661 | $48,009 | $56,854 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.47 | $24.63 | $29.78 |
| Yearly | $38,414 | $51,217 | $61,936 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $21.08 | $23.28 | $29.46 |
| Yearly | $43,854 | $48,438 | $61,274 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.07 | $24.04 | $28.83 |
| Yearly | $39,655 | $49,994 | $59,968 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $17.66 | $23.05 | $28.44 |
| Yearly | $36,734 | $47,938 | $59,145 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $19.13 | $23.31 | $25.92 |
| Yearly | $39,791 | $48,493 | $53,907 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.40 | $26.26 | $30.95 |
| Yearly | $46,603 | $54,617 | $64,371 | |
| United States | Hourly | $19.46 | $23.86 | $29.41 |
| Yearly | $40,470 | $49,630 | $61,170 | |