Illinois · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does an accounting assistant make in Illinois?
$27,300typical pay for a accounting assistant in 2025
$4,900 – $64,800what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where accounting assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Accounting Assistant (this page)$27,300 (everyone)
- Accounting Manager$113,550 (everyone)
Highest-paid accounting assistants, 2025
- 1Denita DavisAccounting Assistant · Office of the Executive Inspector General$71,600
- 2Jennifer JakubowskiAccounting Assistant · Power Agency$64,800
- 3Henry HayerAccounting Assistant · Community College Board$27,300
- 4Owen BrownAccounting Assistant · Community College Board$4,900
- 5Alanna IrwinAccounting Assistant · Community College Board$800
Common questions
How much does an accounting assistant make in Illinois?
The typical accounting assistant was paid $27,300 in 2025; most earned between $4,900 and $64,800. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Accounting Assistant, at any level (for example "Accounting Assistant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this