Administrative Clerks


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Administrative Clerks

Administrative Clerks - Wages & Trends

Pay varies with the worker's education and experience. It also varies with the industry. Clerks who work for transportation and public utilities tend to receive higher wages. Pay tends to be lower in construction, finance, insurance, and real estate.

Full-time general office clerks usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacations, health insurance, and sick leave.

Office clerks, general (SOC 43-9061)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $15.78 $19.26 $24.18
Yearly $32,820 $40,073 $50,293
    Champaign Area Hourly $16.98 $19.47 $25.31
Yearly $35,317 $40,493 $52,634
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $14.78 $18.38 $22.58
Yearly $30,737 $38,229 $46,957
    Cook County Hourly $16.57 $19.81 $24.87
Yearly $34,458 $41,210 $51,734
    Decatur Area Hourly $14.81 $18.12 $22.57
Yearly $30,812 $37,680 $46,943
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $16.33 $19.60 $24.32
Yearly $33,973 $40,767 $50,581
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $14.30 $17.83 $22.91
Yearly $29,725 $37,087 $47,650
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $14.02 $17.94 $22.16
Yearly $29,165 $37,323 $46,096
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $15.17 $18.26 $23.14
Yearly $31,553 $37,980 $48,119
    Lake County Hourly $16.94 $20.03 $24.78
Yearly $35,245 $41,660 $51,535
    McHenry County Hourly $16.51 $19.63 $24.40
Yearly $34,341 $40,821 $50,747
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $15.11 $18.24 $21.99
Yearly $31,427 $37,934 $45,742
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $14.67 $18.04 $22.57
Yearly $30,500 $37,514 $46,949
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $15.08 $18.39 $22.80
Yearly $31,378 $38,239 $47,421
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $14.16 $17.89 $21.69
Yearly $29,463 $37,217 $45,125
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $14.52 $17.62 $21.88
Yearly $30,199 $36,660 $45,514
    Rockford Area Hourly $15.29 $18.68 $23.43
Yearly $31,789 $38,837 $48,738
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $13.83 $17.31 $21.59
Yearly $28,774 $36,000 $44,905
    Springfield Area Hourly $15.62 $21.32 $23.38
Yearly $32,487 $44,346 $48,613
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $15.04 $18.41 $23.09
Yearly $31,290 $38,287 $48,010
    Vermilion County Hourly $15.24 $18.53 $21.99
Yearly $31,695 $38,545 $45,742
    Will County Hourly $16.53 $19.62 $24.52
Yearly $34,374 $40,801 $51,008
United States Hourly $14.99 $18.29 $23.02
Yearly $31,180 $38,040 $47,880

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