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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Salary in Chicago, IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Chicago, IL have a median annual salary of $57,910, with 140 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $42,700 at the 10th percentile to $92,890 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$57,910

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$27.84

Employment

140

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$42,700
10th
$46,600
25th
$57,910
Median
$75,260
75th
$92,890
90th

Local compared with national

Chicago, IL

$57,910

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,080

Median annual · 2025

The Chicago, IL median is 15.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,830).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.6
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.InstructingImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Equifax software
  • Experian software
  • Financial accounting software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
  • Spreadsheet programs
  • Structured query language SQL

Common tasks

  • Keep records of customers' charges and payments.
  • Compile and analyze credit information gathered by investigation.
  • Obtain information about potential creditors from banks, credit bureaus, and other credit services, and provide reciprocal information if requested.
  • Interview credit applicants by telephone or in person to obtain personal and financial data needed to complete credit report.
  • Evaluate customers' computerized credit records and payment histories to decide whether to approve new credit, based on predetermined standards.
  • File sales slips in customers' ledgers for billing purposes.
  • Receive charge slips or credit applications by mail, or receive information from salespeople or merchants by telephone.
  • Mail charge statements to customers.
  • Examine city directories and public records to verify residence property ownership, bankruptcies, liens, arrest record, or unpaid taxes of applicants.
  • Relay credit report information to subscribers by mail or by telephone.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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