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File Clerks salary in Cleveland, OH

The median file clerks in Cleveland, OH earns $38,890 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,697 a month.

10th percentile
$27,170
25th percentile
$29,390
Median percentile
$38,890
75th percentile
$48,270
90th percentile
$57,300

Based on 350 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,359 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,890
Federal income tax−$2,487
Social Security + Medicare−$2,975
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,069
Monthly take-home$2,697
Every two weeks$1,245

Does it go far here?

$41,406Median pay in Cleveland, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,050 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$248,400
Pediatricians, General$217,970
Chief Executives$199,350
Commercial Pilots$166,520
Financial Managers$157,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,460
Sales Managers$143,870

All file clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio