Office Clerks, General pay in Illinois
$48,250avg. a year
$23.20 an hour · 95,980 employed
Office Clerks, General in Illinois earn an average of $48,250 a year. That is $1,830 (4%) more than the U.S. average of $46,420. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $49,620.
$45,730Median pay
$23.20Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#18Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for office clerks, general by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
166,840 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$49,620
$23.86 an hour
22,310 jobs
Springfield, IL
$48,850
$23.49 an hour
32,180 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$47,850
$23.00 an hour
4540 jobs
Decatur, IL
$47,280
$22.73 an hour
522,540 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$46,910
$22.55 an hour
61,280 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$45,610
$21.93 an hour
72,000 jobs
Rockford, IL
$45,260
$21.76 an hour
82,420 jobs
Peoria, IL
$43,910
$21.11 an hour
92,370 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$43,850
$21.08 an hour
10560 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$43,440
$20.89 an hour
11850 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$42,840
$20.60 an hour
12740 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$38,370
$18.45 an hour
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Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Office Clerks, General pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois office clerks, general work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Illinois
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$52,330
- Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,660
- Data Entry Keyers$44,540
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$40,720
- Customer Service Representatives$48,950
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,070
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do office clerks, general make in Illinois?
The average is $48,250 a year, and the median is $45,730. That is $1,830 (4%) more than the U.S. average of $46,420.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$23.20 an hour on average; the median is $21.99.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($49,620), followed by Springfield, IL ($48,850). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Paducah, KY-IL ($38,370).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #18 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 43-9061. 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 office clerks, general 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.