SOC 43-9061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Office Clerks, General make in Bloomington, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Bloomington, IL is $41,320. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $66,140. Employment is 1,280.
Median annual wage
$41,320
- 10th percentile
- $31,200
- 25th percentile
- $34,530
- Median
- $41,320
- 75th percentile
- $50,930
- 90th percentile
- $66,140
- Mean
- $45,610
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $66,140. The difference is $34,940, which is 84.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,530 to the 75th at $50,930, covers $16,400.
The mean annual wage is $45,610, which sits above the median of $41,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Bloomington, IL median is 8.2% lower than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,175, which is 1.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.6% lower than the Illinois median of $45,730.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $44,175 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Bloomington, IL ranks 27th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Champaign-Urbana, IL is 34 miles away, with a median of $48,800 and employment of 2,180. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,641, against $44,175 here.
- Peoria, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $41,600 and employment of 2,420. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,599, against $44,175 here.
- Decatur, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $44,040 and employment of 540. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,807, against $44,175 here.
Employment share
Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IL (1,280 of 88,110). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Office Clerks, General make in Bloomington, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Bloomington, IL is $41,320. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $66,140. Employment is 1,280.
How does that compare with the national median for Office Clerks, General?
The local median is 8.2% lower than the national median of $45,010.
What is Office Clerks, General pay in Bloomington, IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,320 is $44,175. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Bloomington, IL compare with nearby metros for Office Clerks, General?
Champaign-Urbana, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $48,800. Bloomington, IL ranks 27th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.