Illinois · 2025 pay · 21 people
How much does a section clerk make in Illinois?
$87,400typical pay for a section clerk in 2025
$74,600 – $91,200what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 25.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where section clerks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid section clerks, 2025
- 1Nettie SmithSection Clerk · State Toll Highway Authority$99,900
- 2Angela MillerSection Clerk · State Toll Highway Authority$97,800
- 3Armando GonzalezSection Clerk · State Toll Highway Authority$93,900
- 4Kevin WolthusenSection Clerk · State Toll Highway Authority$93,900
- 5Dorthea BradenSection Clerk · State Toll Highway Authority$91,300
Common questions
How much does a section clerk make in Illinois?
The typical section clerk was paid $87,400 in 2025; most earned between $74,600 and $91,200. This counts all 21 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Section Clerk, at any level (for example "Section Clerk"). 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