Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for information and record clerks, all other

San Francisco, CA leads at $74,940 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
San Francisco, CA$74,940$61,010–$81,780
Santa Maria, CA$65,610$55,210–$74,980
San Jose, CA$64,940$58,230–$79,460
Vallejo, CA$64,520$57,600–$72,080
Kalamazoo, MI$64,500$39,420–$64,500
Kiryas Joel, NY$62,800$50,690–$68,870
Santa Rosa, CA$62,080$50,610–$74,940
Washington, DC$61,760$50,380–$74,300
Salinas, CA$61,230$54,410–$72,700
Napa, CA$61,140$55,210–$76,280
Ann Arbor, MI$60,610$54,540–$66,120
Carson City, NV$60,130$53,550–$71,990
York, PA$60,010$44,640–$66,680
Bremerton, WA$59,880$52,670–$65,960
Indianapolis, IN$59,730$48,740–$73,490
Santa Cruz, CA$58,740$47,940–$74,330
Los Angeles, CA$58,720$49,540–$69,020
Iowa City, IA$58,430$50,940–$60,130
Trenton, NJ$58,430$48,530–$65,620
Oxnard, CA$58,240$51,800–$69,010
San Diego, CA$58,220$48,990–$65,230
New York, NY$58,190$49,110–$66,750
Columbus, GA$58,120$52,290–$59,860
Sacramento, CA$57,600$48,130–$64,600
Baltimore, MD$57,310$47,830–$66,380
Modesto, CA$57,060$49,540–$61,440
Bakersfield, CA$57,040$49,260–$60,150
Dover, DE$56,870$50,050–$62,380
Stockton, CA$56,840$45,050–$65,520
Vineland, NJ$56,700$46,720–$65,620
Fairbanks, AK$56,470$42,940–$63,100
Yuba City, CA$56,470$49,150–$63,110
Riverside, CA$56,290$48,610–$63,840
San Luis Obispo, CA$56,280$47,510–$63,680
Denver, CO$56,150$48,240–$65,790
Seattle, WA$56,140$49,860–$63,310
Dayton, OH$55,950$50,560–$62,170
Chicago, IL$55,850$49,290–$65,330
Goldsboro, NC$55,640$48,510–$62,610
Urban Honolulu, HI$55,620$46,920–$63,520
Merced, CA$55,520$47,780–$65,520
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,490$52,150–$63,920
Charleston, WV$55,430$40,910–$62,730
Evansville, IN$55,430$44,350–$64,040
Hanford, CA$55,220$49,300–$61,090
Portland, OR$55,040$45,200–$59,660
Wildwood, FL$55,040$49,380–$66,440
Asheville, NC$54,950$47,940–$62,160
Saginaw, MI$54,950$47,940–$59,950
Scranton, PA$54,950$47,940–$58,430

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.