Bill and Account Collectors


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Bill and Account Collectors

Bill and Account Collectors - Wages & Trends

Although many collectors receive only a salary, some also receive commissions or bonuses. This extra pay usually is linked to the number of cases collectors close. Pay varies with the employer's size, location, and type. The worker's education, experience, and responsibility also affect wages.

Bill and account collectors who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits are sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.

Bill and account collectors (SOC 43-3011)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $17.81 $21.69 $25.40
Yearly $37,031 $45,112 $52,833
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.39 $21.06 $25.43
Yearly $38,241 $43,807 $52,890
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $17.54 $21.34 $24.66
Yearly $36,491 $44,396 $51,282
    Cook County Hourly $17.85 $21.80 $25.42
Yearly $37,129 $45,343 $52,874
    Decatur Area Hourly $19.18 $21.17 $24.21
Yearly $39,887 $44,029 $50,367
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $22.00 $25.06 $26.43
Yearly $45,761 $52,139 $54,958
    Du Page County Hourly $17.75 $22.25 $25.45
Yearly $36,913 $46,271 $52,936
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $16.55 $16.55 $21.18
Yearly $34,407 $34,407 $44,068
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $14.34 $18.75 $22.12
Yearly $29,829 $38,999 $46,001
    Lake County Hourly $19.26 $23.82 $27.21
Yearly $40,062 $49,550 $56,590
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $15.69 $18.19 $21.01
Yearly $32,639 $37,846 $43,694
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $15.06 $18.85 $23.17
Yearly $31,326 $39,210 $48,198
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $18.24 $19.07 $23.57
Yearly $37,949 $39,669 $49,035
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $18.39 $20.35 $26.16
Yearly $38,253 $42,323 $54,410
    Rockford Area Hourly $18.57 $18.96 $23.02
Yearly $38,632 $39,432 $47,887
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $17.18 $20.93 $22.13
Yearly $35,732 $43,534 $46,024
    Springfield Area Hourly $18.51 $19.29 $22.17
Yearly $38,499 $40,120 $46,115
    Vermilion County Hourly $14.53 $14.53 $17.06
Yearly $30,232 $30,232 $35,477
    Will County Hourly $18.02 $22.70 $28.60
Yearly $37,484 $47,214 $59,480
United States Hourly $17.91 $21.27 $24.36
Yearly $37,260 $44,250 $50,680

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