The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,520 | 2.80% | 22.01% |
| 2021 | $47,160 | 4.62% | - |
| 2020 | $44,980 | 2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $43,900 | 2.00% | - |
| 2018 | $43,020 | 3.44% | - |
| 2017 | $41,540 | 1.95% | - |
| 2016 | $40,730 | 1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $40,120 | 2.79% | - |
| 2014 | $39,000 | 0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $38,620 | 2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $37,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,520, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $45,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.8 percent (5.8%) higher than that in Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |