Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$54,100avg. a year
$26.01 an hour · 35,660 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $54,100 a year. That is $2,240 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $51,860. The U.S. average is $53,560.
$51,440Median pay
$26.01Average hourly
+4%vs. Illinois average
35,660Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
19,950 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$53,400
$25.67 an hour
2860 jobs
Springfield, IL
$52,600
$25.29 an hour
3710 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$51,490
$24.76 an hour
4330 jobs
Decatur, IL
$50,080
$24.08 an hour
51,390 jobs
Peoria, IL
$49,710
$23.90 an hour
61,020 jobs
Rockford, IL
$49,480
$23.79 an hour
71,360 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$49,220
$23.66 an hour
8310 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$48,790
$23.46 an hour
9610 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$48,740
$23.43 an hour
10400 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$48,610
$23.37 an hour
11590 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$48,210
$23.18 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 |
|---|---|
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $53,710 |
| 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 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $54,100 a year, and the median is $51,440. About 35,660 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $2,240 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $51,860.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 7.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.89 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-3031. 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.