Wages vary by area of the country and the clerk's responsibilities.
Benefits for full time employees usually include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Part-time employees may not receive insurance coverage.
Court, municipal, and license clerks (SOC 43-4031)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $18.28 | $23.08 | $30.01 |
| Yearly | $38,025 | $48,000 | $62,415 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.01 | $19.25 | $23.91 |
| Yearly | $35,377 | $40,042 | $49,739 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.08 | $20.13 | $25.82 |
| Yearly | $37,592 | $41,882 | $53,714 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $23.48 | $25.75 | $38.21 |
| Yearly | $48,836 | $53,568 | $79,470 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $14.64 | $20.01 | $27.38 |
| Yearly | $30,450 | $41,618 | $56,955 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.50 | $19.46 | $25.08 |
| Yearly | $32,253 | $40,469 | $52,175 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $12.40 | $18.03 | $25.32 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $37,497 | $52,651 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.06 | $22.46 | $28.86 |
| Yearly | $35,487 | $46,710 | $60,026 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.45 | $18.28 | $23.81 |
| Yearly | $32,148 | $38,037 | $49,517 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $22.91 | $24.78 | $37.47 |
| Yearly | $47,655 | $51,552 | $77,935 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.39 | $17.67 | $22.40 |
| Yearly | $36,171 | $36,771 | $46,604 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $17.26 | $19.22 | $24.55 |
| Yearly | $35,905 | $39,980 | $51,074 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.19 | $19.58 | $25.82 |
| Yearly | $33,673 | $40,746 | $53,714 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $18.57 | $19.67 | $24.57 |
| Yearly | $38,628 | $40,908 | $51,114 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $16.16 | $18.45 | $25.79 |
| Yearly | $33,603 | $38,370 | $53,659 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.05 | $19.02 | $24.42 |
| Yearly | $31,303 | $39,548 | $50,785 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.51 | $18.66 | $23.23 |
| Yearly | $38,498 | $38,803 | $48,321 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.72 | $19.52 | $25.82 |
| Yearly | $38,932 | $40,599 | $53,716 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.05 | $19.39 | $24.50 |
| Yearly | $35,473 | $40,318 | $50,959 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $17.28 | $18.74 | $24.07 |
| Yearly | $35,949 | $38,966 | $50,069 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.39 | $19.44 | $28.95 |
| Yearly | $32,009 | $40,442 | $60,223 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.93 | $19.98 | $29.87 |
| Yearly | $39,386 | $41,553 | $62,141 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.52 | $21.22 | $25.00 |
| Yearly | $36,440 | $44,140 | $51,990 | |