Office Clerks, General salary
The median pay for office clerks, general in the United States is $45,010 a year. About 2,464,940 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $30,310
- 25th percentile
- $36,350
- Median percentile
- $45,010
- 75th percentile
- $54,300
- 90th percentile
- $64,680
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $55,040
- Colorado $53,550
- Alaska $51,890
- Washington $50,500
- North Dakota $50,160
- Massachusetts $49,940
- Oregon $49,910
- New Hampshire $49,020
- New Jersey $48,570
- California $48,460
- Vermont $48,310
- Connecticut $48,280
- Minnesota $47,840
- Rhode Island $47,830
- Maryland $47,270
- Montana $46,480
- Arizona $46,420
- Virginia $46,410
- New York $45,890
- Illinois $45,730
- Nevada $45,460
- Maine $45,300
- Wisconsin $44,980
- Pennsylvania $44,950
- Idaho $44,830
- Michigan $44,820
- Indiana $44,520
- Florida $44,450
- Iowa $44,310
- Utah $44,060
- Ohio $43,680
- Wyoming $42,840
- Delaware $42,740
- Missouri $42,370
- Hawaii $42,340
- North Carolina $41,770
- Georgia $40,590
- Texas $39,000
- Tennessee $38,860
- South Dakota $38,560
- Kentucky $37,870
- Nebraska $37,820
- Oklahoma $37,240
- New Mexico $37,130
- Arkansas $37,050
- South Carolina $36,840
- West Virginia $35,020
- Mississippi $34,900
- Louisiana $32,480
- Kansas $32,370
- Alabama $31,200
By metro area
- Boulder, CO $59,840
- San Jose, CA $58,840
- Greeley, CO $56,030
- Fort Collins, CO $55,960
- Santa Maria, CA $55,620
- Denver, CO $53,990
- Anchorage, AK $53,550
- Seattle, WA $53,290
- Amherst Town, MA $52,190
- Napa, CA $52,000
- San Francisco, CA $52,000
- Washington, DC $51,880
- Santa Rosa, CA $51,780
- Grand Junction, CO $51,680
- Bozeman, MT $50,800
- Boston, MA $50,710
- Pueblo, CO $50,670
- Salem, OR $50,650
- Portland, OR $50,640
- Bismarck, ND $50,400
- Mount Vernon, WA $50,170
- Minot, ND $50,160
- San Diego, CA $49,920
- Colorado Springs, CO $49,860
- Vallejo, CA $49,780
- Barnstable Town, MA $49,700
- Manchester, NH $49,570
- Burlington, VT $49,520
- Kennewick, WA $49,470
- Bellingham, WA $49,460
- Fairbanks, AK $49,410
- Reno, NV $49,230
- Bridgeport, CT $49,100
- Fargo, ND $49,060
- Sacramento, CA $48,940
- Bremerton, WA $48,820
- Rochester, MN $48,810
- Champaign, IL $48,800
- Minneapolis, MN $48,790
- Carson City, NV $48,750
- Medford, OR $48,730
- Trenton, NJ $48,730
- Corvallis, OR $48,680
- Grants Pass, OR $48,680
- Norwich, CT $48,600
- Grand Forks, ND $48,570
- New Haven, CT $48,520
- Stockton, CA $48,500
- Bend, OR $48,420
- Oxnard, CA $48,370
- Albany, OR $48,360
- Salinas, CA $48,340
- Eugene, OR $48,320
- Walla Walla, WA $48,310
- Hartford, CT $48,170
- Longview, WA $48,170
- Los Angeles, CA $48,100
- Vineland, NJ $48,030
- Springfield, IL $47,990
- Mankato, MN $47,890
- Wenatchee, WA $47,690
- Phoenix, AZ $47,680
- New York, NY $47,670
- Spokane, WA $47,600
- Providence, RI $47,450
- Naples, FL $47,430
- Yuba City, CA $47,110
- Philadelphia, PA $47,060
- Portland, ME $47,040
- Durham, NC $47,010
- Pittsfield, MA $46,970
- Worcester, MA $46,940
- Springfield, MA $46,860
- Merced, CA $46,830
- Duluth, MN $46,820
- Hanford, CA $46,820
- Reading, PA $46,820
- Olympia, WA $46,690
- Madison, WI $46,590
- Modesto, CA $46,570
- Waterbury, CT $46,570
- Des Moines, IA $46,540
- Salisbury, MD $46,500
- Iowa City, IA $46,480
- Helena, MT $46,450
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,440
- Midland, TX $46,440
- St. Cloud, MN $46,390
- Chicago, IL $46,330
- Richmond, VA $46,320
- Sheboygan, WI $46,320
- Riverside, CA $46,270
- Baltimore, MD $46,250
- Kenosha, WI $46,220
- Battle Creek, MI $46,200
- Visalia, CA $46,190
- San Luis Obispo, CA $46,110
- Fresno, CA $46,070
- Crestview, FL $46,060
- Buffalo, NY $46,040
- Albany, NY $46,010
- Atlantic City, NJ $45,970
- Indianapolis, IN $45,930
- Lebanon, PA $45,930
- Boise City, ID $45,860
- Flagstaff, AZ $45,860
- Lansing, MI $45,830
- Detroit, MI $45,810
- Lexington Park, MD $45,760
- Prescott Valley, AZ $45,760
- Kahului, HI $45,740
- Racine, WI $45,720
- Tampa, FL $45,680
- Appleton, WI $45,640
- Kansas City, MO $45,640
- North Port, FL $45,630
- Charlottesville, VA $45,620
- Columbus, IN $45,620
- Missoula, MT $45,600
- Yakima, WA $45,600