Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$64,400avg. a year
$30.96 an hour · 4,170 employed
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $64,400 a year. That is $1,940 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $62,460. The U.S. average is $59,630.
$62,920Median pay
$30.96Average hourly
+3%vs. Illinois average
4,170Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for payroll and timekeeping clerks in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 10.
180 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$60,210
$28.95 an hour
260 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$60,110
$28.90 an hour
31,530 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$59,340
$28.53 an hour
480 jobs
Springfield, IL
$58,800
$28.27 an hour
5160 jobs
Peoria, IL
$58,500
$28.13 an hour
640 jobs
Decatur, IL
$58,330
$28.04 an hour
7120 jobs
Rockford, IL
$57,300
$27.55 an hour
840 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$56,930
$27.37 an hour
9160 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$54,760
$26.33 an hour
1040 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$48,420
$23.28 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 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $53,710 |
| Tellers | $43,480 |
| 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 payroll and timekeeping clerks make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $64,400 a year, and the median is $62,920. About 4,170 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $1,940 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $62,460.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.94 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-3051. 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.