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Office Clerks, General salary in Washington

The median office clerks, general in Washington earns $50,500 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,563 a month.

10th percentile
$38,600
25th percentile
$44,700
Median percentile
$50,500
75th percentile
$61,320
90th percentile
$73,140

Based on 49,050 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

$42,757 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,500
Federal income tax−$3,880
Social Security + Medicare−$3,863
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,563
Every two weeks$1,644

Does it go far here?

$47,191Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All office clerks, general salaries · Take-home pay in Washington