United States
File Clerks salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$41,270
File Clerks in the United States earn a median of $41,270 a year, about $19.84 an hour.
Median
$41,270
per year
Hourly
$19.84
as published
Mean
$43,700
pulled up by top earners
Workers
78,980
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $37,400 | -9% |
| California | State | $46,920 | +14% |
| Florida | State | $39,350 | -5% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $44,780 | +9% |
| New York | State | $43,060 | +4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $39,750 | -4% |
| Illinois | State | $46,320 | +12% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $45,940 | +11% |
| Tennessee | State | $41,970 | +2% |
| New Jersey | State | $44,530 | +8% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $37,460 | -9% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $47,570 | +15% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $41,230 | -0% |
| North Carolina | State | $43,450 | +5% |
| Arizona | State | $41,390 | +0% |
| Georgia | State | $37,520 | -9% |
| Michigan | State | $42,640 | +3% |
| Indiana | State | $38,790 | -6% |
| Ohio | State | $42,620 | +3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $44,650 | +8% |
| Colorado | State | $41,520 | +1% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $43,040 | +4% |
| Oklahoma | State | $38,880 | -6% |
| Virginia | State | $44,290 | +7% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $41,950 | +2% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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