Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in Illinois
$36,810avg. a year
$17.70 an hour · 6,390 employed
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Illinois earn an average of $36,810 a year. That is $1,260 (4%) more than the U.S. average of $35,550. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $38,320.
$35,410Median pay
$17.70Average hourly
+41%Avg. pay since 2020
#17Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by metro area. Swipe to see all 10.
14,260 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$38,320
$18.42 an hour
21,590 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$36,100
$17.36 an hour
3140 jobs
Springfield, IL
$34,450
$16.56 an hour
4130 jobs
Rockford, IL
$34,160
$16.42 an hour
570 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$34,120
$16.40 an hour
6150 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$34,070
$16.38 an hour
7270 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$33,280
$16.00 an hour
8170 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$33,270
$16.00 an hour
960 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$33,100
$15.91 an hour
10150 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$30,150
$14.50 an hour
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
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Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks make in Illinois?
The average is $36,810 a year, and the median is $35,410. That is $1,260 (4%) more than the U.S. average of $35,550.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$17.70 an hour on average; the median is $17.02.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($38,320), followed by St. Louis, MO-IL ($36,100). The lowest average among 10 metro areas with data is Paducah, KY-IL ($30,150).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #17 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 43-4081. 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 hotel, motel, and resort desk 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.