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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Illinois

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Illinois, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 17 counties.

Average in IL
$50,173
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
18 of 31
published states
Workers in state
59,010
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
17 counties

Pay by labor market in Illinois

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Illinois
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$51,440$41,055$12,678Cook County, IL
St. Louis, MO-IL$49,970$39,947$19,682Madison County, IL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Illinois counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Macoupin County, IL$49,970$39,947$23,954
2Bond County, IL$49,970$39,947$22,142
3DeKalb County, IL$51,440$41,055$20,178
4Madison County, IL$49,970$39,947$19,682
5St. Clair County, IL$49,970$39,947$19,682
6Clinton County, IL$49,970$39,947$19,682
7Monroe County, IL$49,970$39,947$19,682
8Jersey County, IL$49,970$39,947$19,682
9Calhoun County, IL$49,970$39,947$19,682
10Grundy County, IL$51,440$41,055$19,242
11Cook County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,678
12DuPage County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,678
13Lake County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,678
14Will County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,678
15Kane County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,678
16McHenry County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,678
17Kendall County, IL$51,440$41,055$12,558

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Illinois

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Illinois is $50,173, based on 59,010 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 18. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Illinois averages 1.0% below it.

Inside Illinois, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $51,440 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area and the lowest is $49,970 in St. Louis, MO-IL, a difference of $1,470 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Illinois

We compare 17 Illinois counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Macoupin County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin, $23,954. Kendall County, IL leaves the smallest, $12,558. The median wage covers all four basics in 17 of the 17 counties.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks are New Hampshire ($59,374), District of Columbia ($59,290), Massachusetts ($58,969) and California ($58,920).

Frequently asked questions: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Illinois

How much do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Illinois?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $50,173, from $49,970 to $51,440 depending on the labor market.

Which Illinois county is best for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

Macoupin County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($23,954). Bond County, IL follows at $22,142.