Office Clerks in Illinois

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

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

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

How Many Office Clerks Work in Illinois?

165,970 people worked as Office Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 152,210 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 13,760 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means Illinois has more Office Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 3.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 16,120 annual job openings, and 140,730 total jobs in 2026 for Office Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 356,200 annual jobs and 3,086,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Office Clerks Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $20,350 to $58,730 with $34,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.78 to $28.23. The median hourly rate was $16.6.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.21 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.39.

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

Top Illinois Metros for Office Clerks

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	126,920	$35,510
St. Louis, MO-IL	24,280	$31,640
Peoria, IL	4,300	$32,250
Springfield, IL	3,710	$36,760
Champaign-Urbana, IL	3,700	$35,450
Rockford, IL	3,450	$33,100
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3,250	$31,310
Bloomington, IL	2,030	$31,540
Carbondale-Marion, IL	1,830	$32,330
Decatur, IL	1,140	$30,410
Kankakee, IL	1,090	$33,230
Danville, IL	650	$31,080
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	500	$26,440

Top States for Office Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Office Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	331,120	$35,320
Texas	330,250	$33,850
New York	189,360	$32,650
Florida	186,860	$29,980
Illinois	165,970	$34,530
Pennsylvania	162,570	$33,720
Ohio	109,130	$32,730
Michigan	95,110	$33,260
North Carolina	82,630	$30,230
Virginia	77,480	$32,400
Georgia	77,060	$28,470
Washington	73,370	$37,780
Indiana	67,600	$31,930
New Jersey	67,480	$33,320
Wisconsin	62,230	$34,320
Massachusetts	60,130	$37,190
Tennessee	58,950	$31,120
Minnesota	55,140	$36,360
Arizona	52,150	$33,620
Missouri	42,890	$29,870

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$44,160
District of Columbia	$42,320
Colorado	$38,310
New Hampshire	$38,290
Washington	$37,780
North Dakota	$37,620
Massachusetts	$37,190
Connecticut	$36,710
Rhode Island	$36,410
Minnesota	$36,360

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.