Occupation is in demand.
Pay varies by area of the country, size of the city, and type and size of the employer.
Bookkeeping and accounting clerks who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, health insurance, and paid vacation. Some employers also provide a retirement plan.
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (SOC 43-3031)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $19.85 | $23.58 | $28.81 |
| Yearly | $41,290 | $49,042 | $59,938 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $18.73 | $22.49 | $26.22 |
| Yearly | $38,966 | $46,784 | $54,544 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.28 | $21.85 | $25.37 |
| Yearly | $38,036 | $45,456 | $52,766 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $21.71 | $24.57 | $29.57 |
| Yearly | $45,150 | $51,103 | $61,501 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.64 | $22.68 | $27.76 |
| Yearly | $38,771 | $47,175 | $57,733 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $20.95 | $24.33 | $29.02 |
| Yearly | $43,563 | $50,601 | $60,356 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $21.88 | $24.60 | $29.38 |
| Yearly | $45,516 | $51,171 | $61,115 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $18.58 | $22.57 | $27.16 |
| Yearly | $38,643 | $46,944 | $56,489 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $18.66 | $21.83 | $25.79 |
| Yearly | $38,821 | $45,403 | $53,642 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.92 | $22.50 | $26.49 |
| Yearly | $39,344 | $46,815 | $55,102 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $21.68 | $24.39 | $29.51 |
| Yearly | $45,102 | $50,743 | $61,381 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $20.67 | $23.79 | $28.95 |
| Yearly | $43,003 | $49,493 | $60,208 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.88 | $21.77 | $25.50 |
| Yearly | $37,196 | $45,292 | $53,037 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $18.70 | $22.35 | $26.54 |
| Yearly | $38,899 | $46,492 | $55,194 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $18.37 | $20.67 | $24.63 |
| Yearly | $38,200 | $43,004 | $51,224 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $18.28 | $21.84 | $25.24 |
| Yearly | $38,043 | $45,430 | $52,499 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.94 | $22.74 | $27.82 |
| Yearly | $39,394 | $47,296 | $57,871 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.21 | $21.12 | $25.12 |
| Yearly | $37,881 | $43,924 | $52,247 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.06 | $23.09 | $27.78 |
| Yearly | $39,650 | $48,029 | $57,775 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $17.97 | $21.41 | $24.63 |
| Yearly | $37,373 | $44,533 | $51,224 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $21.44 | $24.39 | $29.33 |
| Yearly | $44,581 | $50,735 | $61,013 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.65 | $22.81 | $27.90 |
| Yearly | $38,790 | $47,440 | $58,040 | |