Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Illinois
The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Illinois earns $49,560 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,296 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $32,360
- 25th percentile
- $42,680
- Median percentile
- $49,560
- 75th percentile
- $60,130
- 90th percentile
- $71,480
Based on 51,470 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.
What you keep
$39,548 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $49,560 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,767 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,791 |
| Illinois income tax (approx.) | −$2,453 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,296 |
| Every two weeks | $1,521 |
Does it go far here?
$49,581Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Illinois
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Surgeons, All Other | $438,010 |
| Chief Executives | $331,920 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $293,490 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $286,830 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $284,630 |
| Psychiatrists | $258,740 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $245,120 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 |
All bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois