Pay · File Clerks · Illinois
File clerk salary in Illinois: $49,920 a year
What file clerks earn in Illinois, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 3rd of 49 states and 14% above the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.
Illinois at a glance
Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.
From starting pay to top pay in Illinois
Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.
Illinois U.S.: $31,200 – $63,490
Illinois and its neighbouring states
Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.
Take-home pay at the median in Illinois
$49,920 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $7,629 of it (15.3%) at 2026 rates.
- A month $3,524 $4,160 before tax
- Every two weeks $1,627 $1,920 before tax
- A week $813 $960 before tax
- A year $42,291 $49,920 before tax
- Take-home $42,291
- Federal income tax $3,810
- Medicare $724
A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.
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File clerk pay in Illinois: questions people ask
What is the average file clerk salary in Illinois?
The median is $49,920 a year: half of the 3,780 file clerks in Illinois earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $32,120, the best-paid tenth over $73,040.
What is the starting salary for file clerks in Illinois?
Most start around $32,120 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.
What rank is Illinois for file clerk pay?
3rd of 49 states. Oregon pays the most, $50,660.
Do file clerks earn more in Illinois or Wisconsin?
Illinois: $49,920 against $45,130 in Wisconsin — $4,790 more a year.
How much is a file clerk paycheck in Illinois?
At the median, about $3,524 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $4,160 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”