File Clerks in Illinois

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While jobs for File Clerks in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for File Clerks in Illinois is expected to decrease.

• File Clerks in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many File Clerks Work in Illinois?

3,570 people worked as File Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,080 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 510 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,290 File Clerks working in it, which means Illinois has more File Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 14.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 410 annual job openings, and 3,600 total jobs in 2026 for File Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,200 annual jobs and 121,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do File Clerks Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $23,610 to $58,260 with $37,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.35 to $28.01. The median hourly rate was $17.86.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.43 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.43.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Illinois Metros for File Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most File Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,920	$38,060
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,170	$34,250
Peoria, IL	110	$32,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	60	$27,550
Springfield, IL	60	$34,070
Rockford, IL	50	$26,590
Champaign-Urbana, IL	50	$33,690

Top States for File Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most File Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	13,610	$33,940
Florida	11,820	$31,720
Texas	11,350	$29,950
New Jersey	8,070	$31,400
New York	7,290	$31,620
Pennsylvania	5,160	$30,840
Ohio	3,670	$33,790
Illinois	3,570	$37,150
Missouri	2,420	$31,460
Georgia	2,390	$30,910
Tennessee	2,220	$30,140
Indiana	2,100	$30,360
Arizona	2,060	$32,500
Virginia	2,030	$31,170
Michigan	1,950	$32,920
Colorado	1,910	$35,040
Utah	1,570	$30,530
Oklahoma	1,540	$30,000
Massachusetts	1,530	$35,760
Wisconsin	1,520	$33,910

Below are the states where File Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$43,480
Washington	$38,560
Rhode Island	$37,700
Illinois	$37,150
Maryland	$37,060
Massachusetts	$35,760
Oregon	$35,400
Colorado	$35,040
North Dakota	$34,990
California	$33,940

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.