Office Clerks, General Salary

Median Salary
$45,010
per year
Hourly Rate
$21.64
per hour
Employment
2,464,940
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$30,310
25th percentile
$36,350
Median
$45,010
75th percentile
$54,300
90th percentile
$64,680

💰 Office Clerks, General Salary by State

StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$55,040+22.3%
Colorado$53,550+19.0%
Alaska$51,890+15.3%
Washington$50,500+12.2%
North Dakota$50,160+11.4%
Massachusetts$49,940+11.0%
Oregon$49,910+10.9%
New Hampshire$49,020+8.9%
New Jersey$48,570+7.9%
California$48,460+7.7%
Vermont$48,310+7.3%
Connecticut$48,280+7.3%
Minnesota$47,840+6.3%
Rhode Island$47,830+6.3%
Maryland$47,270+5.0%
Montana$46,480+3.3%
Arizona$46,420+3.1%
Virginia$46,410+3.1%
New York$45,890+2.0%
Illinois$45,730+1.6%
Nevada$45,460+1.0%
Maine$45,300+0.6%
Wisconsin$44,980-0.1%
Pennsylvania$44,950-0.1%
Idaho$44,830-0.4%
Michigan$44,820-0.4%
Indiana$44,520-1.1%
Florida$44,450-1.2%
Iowa$44,310-1.6%
Utah$44,060-2.1%
Ohio$43,680-3.0%
Wyoming$42,840-4.8%
Delaware$42,740-5.0%
Missouri$42,370-5.9%
Hawaii$42,340-5.9%
North Carolina$41,770-7.2%
Georgia$40,590-9.8%
Texas$39,000-13.4%
Tennessee$38,860-13.7%
South Dakota$38,560-14.3%
Kentucky$37,870-15.9%
Nebraska$37,820-16.0%
Oklahoma$37,240-17.3%
New Mexico$37,130-17.5%
Arkansas$37,050-17.7%
South Carolina$36,840-18.2%
West Virginia$35,020-22.2%
Mississippi$34,900-22.5%
Louisiana$32,480-27.8%
Kansas$32,370-28.1%
Alabama$31,200-30.7%

🏙️ Office Clerks, General Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Boulder, CO$59,840+32.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$58,840+30.7%
Greeley, CO$56,030+24.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$55,960+24.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$55,620+23.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$53,990+20.0%
Anchorage, AK$53,550+19.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$53,290+18.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$52,190+16.0%
Napa, CA$52,000+15.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$52,000+15.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$51,880+15.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$51,780+15.0%
Grand Junction, CO$51,680+14.8%
Bozeman, MT$50,800+12.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,710+12.7%
Pueblo, CO$50,670+12.6%
Salem, OR$50,650+12.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$50,640+12.5%
Bismarck, ND$50,400+12.0%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$50,170+11.5%
Minot, ND$50,160+11.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,920+10.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$49,860+10.8%
Vallejo, CA$49,780+10.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$49,700+10.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$49,570+10.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,520+10.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49,470+9.9%
Bellingham, WA$49,460+9.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$49,410+9.8%
Reno, NV$49,230+9.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$49,100+9.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$49,060+9.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$48,940+8.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$48,820+8.5%
Rochester, MN$48,810+8.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,800+8.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,790+8.4%
Carson City, NV$48,750+8.3%
Medford, OR$48,730+8.3%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$48,730+8.3%
Corvallis, OR$48,680+8.2%
Grants Pass, OR$48,680+8.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,600+8.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$48,570+7.9%
New Haven, CT$48,520+7.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$48,500+7.8%
Bend, OR$48,420+7.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$48,370+7.5%
Albany, OR$48,360+7.4%
Salinas, CA$48,340+7.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,320+7.4%
Walla Walla, WA$48,310+7.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,170+7.0%
Longview-Kelso, WA$48,170+7.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,100+6.9%
Vineland, NJ$48,030+6.7%
Springfield, IL$47,990+6.6%
Mankato, MN$47,890+6.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$47,690+6.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,680+5.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$47,670+5.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,600+5.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,450+5.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,430+5.4%
Yuba City, CA$47,110+4.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$47,060+4.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,040+4.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$47,010+4.4%
Pittsfield, MA$46,970+4.4%
Worcester, MA$46,940+4.3%
Springfield, MA$46,860+4.1%
Merced, CA$46,830+4.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$46,820+4.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$46,820+4.0%
Reading, PA$46,820+4.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$46,690+3.7%
Madison, WI$46,590+3.5%
Modesto, CA$46,570+3.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$46,570+3.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,540+3.4%
Salisbury, MD$46,500+3.3%
Iowa City, IA$46,480+3.3%
Helena, MT$46,450+3.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,440+3.2%
Midland, TX$46,440+3.2%
St. Cloud, MN$46,390+3.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,330+2.9%
Richmond, VA$46,320+2.9%
Sheboygan, WI$46,320+2.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,270+2.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,250+2.8%
Kenosha, WI$46,220+2.7%
Battle Creek, MI$46,200+2.6%
Visalia, CA$46,190+2.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$46,110+2.4%
Fresno, CA$46,070+2.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$46,060+2.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,040+2.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$46,010+2.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$45,970+2.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,930+2.0%
Lebanon, PA$45,930+2.0%
Boise City, ID$45,860+1.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$45,860+1.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$45,830+1.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$45,810+1.8%
Lexington Park, MD$45,760+1.7%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,760+1.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,740+1.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,720+1.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,680+1.5%
Appleton, WI$45,640+1.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,640+1.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,630+1.4%
Charlottesville, VA$45,620+1.4%
Columbus, IN$45,620+1.4%
Missoula, MT$45,600+1.3%
Yakima, WA$45,600+1.3%
Billings, MT$45,570+1.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,560+1.2%
Ames, IA$45,450+1.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$45,440+1.0%
Green Bay, WI$45,440+1.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$45,320+0.7%
Bangor, ME$45,310+0.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,220+0.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$45,220+0.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,190+0.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,190+0.4%
Asheville, NC$45,180+0.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$45,140+0.3%
Redding, CA$45,120+0.2%
Syracuse, NY$45,060+0.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$45,040+0.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$45,030+0.0%
Dubuque, IA$44,980-0.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,980-0.1%
Gainesville, FL$44,950-0.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$44,930-0.2%
Jacksonville, FL$44,880-0.3%
St. George, UT$44,880-0.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,870-0.3%
Kingston, NY$44,850-0.4%
Columbus, OH$44,830-0.4%
Cleveland, OH$44,790-0.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,780-0.5%
Columbia, MO$44,730-0.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$44,730-0.6%
Punta Gorda, FL$44,720-0.6%
Wausau, WI$44,660-0.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$44,640-0.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$44,630-0.8%
York-Hanover, PA$44,620-0.9%
Lancaster, PA$44,540-1.0%
El Centro, CA$44,500-1.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,500-1.1%
Traverse City, MI$44,470-1.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$44,460-1.2%
Great Falls, MT$44,400-1.4%
Manhattan, KS$44,350-1.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$44,320-1.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,280-1.6%
Jackson, MI$44,260-1.7%
Eau Claire, WI$44,250-1.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$44,100-2.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$44,060-2.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$44,060-2.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$44,060-2.1%
Decatur, IL$44,040-2.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$44,040-2.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,010-2.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$43,980-2.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$43,920-2.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$43,920-2.4%
State College, PA$43,920-2.4%
Tucson, AZ$43,920-2.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$43,860-2.6%
Midland, MI$43,780-2.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$43,740-2.8%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$43,630-3.1%
Saginaw, MI$43,610-3.1%
Bloomington, IN$43,570-3.2%
Springfield, OH$43,540-3.3%
Lewiston, ID-WA$43,430-3.5%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$43,430-3.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$43,400-3.6%
Rockford, IL$43,400-3.6%
Roanoke, VA$43,350-3.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$43,330-3.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$43,300-3.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$43,210-4.0%
Fayetteville, NC$43,170-4.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$43,160-4.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$43,160-4.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,160-4.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$43,080-4.3%
Akron, OH$42,940-4.6%
Chico, CA$42,840-4.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$42,840-4.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$42,840-4.8%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$42,840-4.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$42,840-4.8%
Binghamton, NY$42,830-4.8%
Casper, WY$42,810-4.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$42,610-5.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$42,610-5.3%
Hinesville, GA$42,570-5.4%
Altoona, PA$42,460-5.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$42,420-5.8%
Cheyenne, WY$42,340-5.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$42,340-5.9%
Rochester, NY$42,230-6.2%
Erie, PA$42,220-6.2%
Niles, MI$42,180-6.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$42,090-6.5%
Twin Falls, ID$42,090-6.5%
Williamsport, PA$42,050-6.6%
Glens Falls, NY$42,020-6.6%
Flint, MI$41,840-7.0%
Kokomo, IN$41,820-7.1%
Pocatello, ID$41,820-7.1%
Sandusky, OH$41,760-7.2%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$41,740-7.3%
Ogden, UT$41,640-7.5%
Gettysburg, PA$41,600-7.6%
Peoria, IL$41,600-7.6%
Toledo, OH$41,600-7.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$41,600-7.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$41,590-7.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$41,550-7.7%
Monroe, MI$41,540-7.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$41,480-7.8%
Lima, OH$41,410-8.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$41,400-8.0%
Bloomington, IL$41,320-8.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$41,290-8.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$41,260-8.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$41,220-8.4%
Evansville, IN$41,190-8.5%
Greenville, NC$41,110-8.7%
Chambersburg, PA$41,050-8.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$41,040-8.8%
Elmira, NY$40,930-9.1%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$40,820-9.3%
Savannah, GA$40,750-9.5%
Logan, UT-ID$40,730-9.5%
Kankakee, IL$40,450-10.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$40,400-10.2%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$40,400-10.2%
Tulsa, OK$40,380-10.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$40,370-10.3%
Mansfield, OH$40,350-10.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$40,340-10.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$40,250-10.6%
Lynchburg, VA$40,220-10.6%
Odessa, TX$40,110-10.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$40,110-10.9%
Ocala, FL$40,010-11.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$39,960-11.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$39,810-11.6%
Gainesville, GA$39,790-11.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$39,690-11.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$39,660-11.9%
Homosassa Springs, FL$39,650-11.9%
Jefferson City, MO$39,640-11.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$39,530-12.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$39,510-12.2%
Rapid City, SD$39,420-12.4%
Wilmington, NC$39,380-12.5%
Sebring, FL$39,340-12.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$39,310-12.7%
Dalton, GA$39,310-12.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$39,250-12.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$39,250-12.8%
Johnstown, PA$39,120-13.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38,910-13.6%
Muncie, IN$38,890-13.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,860-13.7%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$38,830-13.7%
Sherman-Denison, TX$38,790-13.8%
Burlington, NC$38,760-13.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$38,760-13.9%
Jacksonville, NC$38,730-14.0%
Goldsboro, NC$38,620-14.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,610-14.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$38,380-14.7%
Tallahassee, FL$38,360-14.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,350-14.8%
Columbia, SC$38,320-14.9%
Springfield, MO$38,320-14.9%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$38,290-14.9%
Waco, TX$38,270-15.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$38,170-15.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$38,160-15.2%
Bay City, MI$38,100-15.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$38,030-15.5%
Bowling Green, KY$38,000-15.6%
Knoxville, TN$37,920-15.8%
Warner Robins, GA$37,890-15.8%
Yuma, AZ$37,880-15.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,860-15.9%
Dover, DE$37,850-15.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$37,850-15.9%
Jackson, TN$37,750-16.1%
Victoria, TX$37,700-16.2%
Amarillo, TX$37,680-16.3%
Lincoln, NE$37,550-16.6%
Topeka, KS$37,530-16.6%
Abilene, TX$37,410-16.9%
Ithaca, NY$37,380-17.0%
Albany, GA$37,350-17.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$37,340-17.0%
Virgin Islands$37,330-17.1%
Terre Haute, IN$37,310-17.1%
Spartanburg, SC$37,300-17.1%
Paducah, KY-IL$37,290-17.2%
Valdosta, GA$37,260-17.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,250-17.2%
Owensboro, KY$37,190-17.4%
Tyler, TX$37,180-17.4%
Morgantown, WV$37,140-17.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,100-17.6%
Longview, TX$37,060-17.7%
Albuquerque, NM$37,000-17.8%
Rome, GA$37,000-17.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$36,970-17.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$36,940-17.9%
Lubbock, TX$36,940-17.9%
Las Cruces, NM$36,810-18.2%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$36,770-18.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$36,710-18.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,700-18.5%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,700-18.5%
Wichita Falls, TX$36,580-18.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,520-18.9%
Farmington, NM$36,470-19.0%
Johnson City, TN$36,420-19.1%
Grand Island, NE$36,400-19.1%
Jonesboro, AR$36,400-19.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,190-19.6%
San Angelo, TX$36,150-19.7%
Santa Fe, NM$36,130-19.7%
Cleveland, TN$36,100-19.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,040-19.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$36,030-20.0%
Enid, OK$35,990-20.0%
Jackson, MS$35,910-20.2%
Charleston, WV$35,800-20.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$35,690-20.7%
Morristown, TN$35,680-20.7%
Lawton, OK$35,370-21.4%
Sumter, SC$35,260-21.7%
Hot Springs, AR$34,990-22.3%
Lafayette, LA$34,510-23.3%
Beckley, WV$34,380-23.6%
El Paso, TX$34,380-23.6%
Birmingham, AL$34,220-24.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$33,990-24.5%
Florence, SC$33,860-24.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$33,860-24.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$33,310-26.0%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$33,110-26.4%
Montgomery, AL$33,050-26.6%
Eagle Pass, TX$32,620-27.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$32,520-27.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$32,480-27.8%
Alexandria, LA$32,340-28.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$32,130-28.6%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$31,760-29.4%
Huntsville, AL$31,750-29.5%
Lake Charles, LA$31,630-29.7%
Lawrence, KS$31,040-31.0%
Hammond, LA$30,980-31.2%
Mobile, AL$30,920-31.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,690-31.8%
Laredo, TX$30,640-31.9%
Monroe, LA$30,280-32.7%
Wichita, KS$29,950-33.5%
Decatur, AL$29,930-33.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$29,930-33.5%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$29,880-33.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$29,440-34.6%
Gadsden, AL$28,330-37.1%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$27,430-39.1%
Dothan, AL$27,180-39.6%
Guam$26,470-41.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$24,580-45.4%
Puerto Rico$23,860-47.0%
Arecibo, PR$23,090-48.7%
Ponce, PR$23,070-48.7%
Guayama, PR$22,600-49.8%
Aguadilla, PR$22,240-50.6%
Mayaguez, PR$22,120-50.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.