Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Illinois
$51,860avg. a year
$24.93 an hour · 51,470 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Illinois earn an average of $51,860 a year. That is $1,700 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $53,560. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $54,100.
$49,560Median pay
$24.93Average hourly
+15%Avg. pay since 2020
#22Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
135,660 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$54,100
$26.01 an hour
29,950 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$53,400
$25.67 an hour
3860 jobs
Springfield, IL
$52,600
$25.29 an hour
4710 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$51,490
$24.76 an hour
5330 jobs
Decatur, IL
$50,080
$24.08 an hour
61,390 jobs
Peoria, IL
$49,710
$23.90 an hour
71,020 jobs
Rockford, IL
$49,480
$23.79 an hour
81,360 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$49,220
$23.66 an hour
9310 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$48,790
$23.46 an hour
10610 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$48,740
$23.43 an hour
11400 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$48,610
$23.37 an hour
12590 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$48,210
$23.18 an hour
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Illinois
- Billing and Posting Clerks$54,280
- Tellers$41,010
- Bill and Account Collectors$50,550
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,460
- Procurement Clerks$49,710
- Financial Clerks, All Other$62,190
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Illinois?
The average is $51,860 a year, and the median is $49,560. That is $1,700 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $53,560.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$24.93 an hour on average; the median is $23.83.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($54,100), followed by St. Louis, MO-IL ($53,400). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Bloomington, IL ($48,210).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #22 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-3031. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.