SOC 43-4151 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Order Clerks Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for order clerks in Champaign, Illinois is $45,950 a year ($22.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,150: half of the 40 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,337).

$45,950average per year

$22.09 / hourMedian $45,150Take-home ≈ $36,967

  • $39K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Order Clerks pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,660 or more. The middle half of order clerks in Champaign earn between $39,960 and $48,310.

  • $39K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,950$3,829$22.09
Median$45,150$3,762$21.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,960$3,330$19.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,310$4,026$23.23

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Order Clerks salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $45,950, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $36,967 a year, or $3,081 a month and $1,422 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Champaign a good place for order clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $45,950 buys what about $49,566 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Order Clerks salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 2nd of 4 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($49,290).

All Order Clerks salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for order clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,500).

Order Clerks salary by city

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Order Clerks salary in Champaign: questions

How much do order clerks make an hour in Champaign?

$22.09 an hour on average, and $21.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level order clerks salary in Champaign?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,630 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the order clerks take-home pay in Champaign?

About $36,967 a year ($3,081 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,950.

Do order clerks earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,337).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4151; area Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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