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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

The median annual wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $50,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,560.

Pay spans roughly $37,290 at the 10th percentile to $71,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.23 per hour. An estimated 36,080 people work as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

Median (annual)$50,390
Mean (annual)$53,560
Median (hourly)$24.23
10th percentile$37,290
90th percentile$71,660
Employment36,080

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.