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Office Clerks in Illinois

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-3% Jobs Projection
$34,530 Median Salary
16,120 Job Openings

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.

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

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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%.

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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.

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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

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