Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$53,710avg. a year
$25.82 an hour · 13,610 employed
Billing and Posting Clerks in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $53,710 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $54,280. The U.S. average is $51,070.
$49,960Median pay
$25.82Average hourly
-1%vs. Illinois average
13,610Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for billing and posting clerks in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1250 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$50,740
$24.40 an hour
24,030 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$49,960
$24.02 an hour
3490 jobs
Springfield, IL
$48,730
$23.43 an hour
4550 jobs
Peoria, IL
$48,680
$23.41 an hour
5540 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$48,470
$23.30 an hour
6340 jobs
Rockford, IL
$48,120
$23.13 an hour
7130 jobs
Decatur, IL
$47,710
$22.94 an hour
8200 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$46,110
$22.17 an hour
9140 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$44,040
$21.17 an hour
10180 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$44,020
$21.17 an hour
11140 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$43,680
$21.00 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $54,100 |
| Tellers | $43,480 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $64,400 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $49,800 |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,620 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $54,630 |
Questions and answers
How much do billing and posting clerks make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $53,710 a year, and the median is $49,960. About 13,610 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $54,280.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.16 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-3021. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.