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 | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $18.24 | $22.51 | $27.20 |
| Yearly | $37,937 | $46,812 | $56,568 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $19.12 | $23.42 | $25.22 |
| Yearly | $39,781 | $48,723 | $52,468 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.57 | $20.62 | $23.89 |
| Yearly | $36,529 | $42,882 | $49,697 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.52 | $22.98 | $28.75 |
| Yearly | $38,518 | $47,795 | $59,820 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.96 | $21.78 | $26.72 |
| Yearly | $37,343 | $45,304 | $55,578 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.69 | $22.43 | $26.83 |
| Yearly | $38,878 | $46,656 | $55,808 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.52 | $22.90 | $28.30 |
| Yearly | $38,508 | $47,622 | $58,873 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $17.71 | $21.79 | $25.30 |
| Yearly | $36,827 | $45,321 | $52,626 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $16.19 | $20.14 | $24.54 |
| Yearly | $33,688 | $41,887 | $51,032 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $17.54 | $21.88 | $25.98 |
| Yearly | $36,477 | $45,505 | $54,037 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.35 | $22.80 | $28.40 |
| Yearly | $40,243 | $47,427 | $59,064 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $18.07 | $22.34 | $26.04 |
| Yearly | $37,591 | $46,459 | $54,173 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.64 | $20.47 | $25.30 |
| Yearly | $32,538 | $42,584 | $52,626 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.05 | $20.83 | $24.80 |
| Yearly | $35,480 | $43,339 | $51,582 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $16.72 | $20.43 | $24.72 |
| Yearly | $34,774 | $42,509 | $51,415 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.63 | $18.62 | $23.13 |
| Yearly | $32,503 | $38,737 | $48,124 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $16.38 | $19.73 | $24.41 |
| Yearly | $34,057 | $41,029 | $50,773 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.70 | $21.34 | $25.16 |
| Yearly | $36,812 | $44,403 | $52,326 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $15.71 | $19.97 | $23.98 |
| Yearly | $32,694 | $41,532 | $49,892 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.53 | $23.57 | $27.68 |
| Yearly | $38,546 | $49,036 | $57,572 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $17.54 | $21.09 | $24.98 |
| Yearly | $36,474 | $43,856 | $51,956 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $17.31 | $22.23 | $25.43 |
| Yearly | $35,998 | $46,256 | $52,890 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.72 | $22.52 | $27.73 |
| Yearly | $38,948 | $46,843 | $57,679 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.48 | $21.64 | $26.11 |
| Yearly | $36,350 | $45,010 | $54,300 | |