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Office Clerks, General

United States. Estimated employment 2,464,940, with pages for 195 metro areas below.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 43-9061
Fig. 1 — The wage rule

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$45,010 · 50th
$30,31010th
$36,35025th
$45,01050th
$54,30075th
$64,68090th

That is the medianhalf of people in this occupation in the US earn more.

Table 1 — By metro area

Where it pays

Every published Office Clerks, General page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Boulder, CO$59,8401,510
San Jose, CA$58,84013,470
Greeley, CO$56,0301,570
Fort Collins, CO$55,9602,030
Santa Maria, CA$55,6203,630
Denver, CO$53,99016,320
Seattle, WA$53,29027,460
Amherst Town, MA$52,1901,400
San Francisco, CA$52,00037,590
Napa, CA$52,0001,230
Washington, DC$51,88039,410
Santa Rosa, CA$51,7803,350
Grand Junction, CO$51,680890
Boston, MA$50,71034,480
Pueblo, CO$50,670660
Salem, OR$50,6503,160
Portland, OR$50,64015,920
Mount Vernon, WA$50,170720
San Diego, CA$49,92028,470
Colorado Springs, CO$49,8604,110
Vallejo, CA$49,7802,530
Barnstable Town, MA$49,7001,760
Kennewick, WA$49,4701,930
Bellingham, WA$49,4601,350
Reno, NV$49,2303,550
Sacramento, CA$48,94021,340
Bremerton, WA$48,8201,180
Rochester, MN$48,8101,690
Champaign, IL$48,8002,180
Minneapolis, MN$48,79035,610
Carson City, NV$48,750510
Medford, OR$48,7301,460
Corvallis, OR$48,680490
Grants Pass, OR$48,680390
Bend, OR$48,4201,990
Albany, OR$48,360690
Eugene, OR$48,3202,230
Walla Walla, WA$48,310440
Longview, WA$48,170590
Los Angeles, CA$48,100112,270
Springfield, IL$47,9902,310
Mankato, MN$47,8901,080
Wenatchee, WA$47,690710
Phoenix, AZ$47,68034,540
New York, NY$47,670136,580
Providence, RI$47,45010,690
Naples, FL$47,4303,550
Philadelphia, PA$47,06045,660
Durham, NC$47,0104,180
Pittsfield, MA$46,970830
Worcester, MA$46,9404,920
Springfield, MA$46,8602,560
Reading, PA$46,8203,260
Duluth, MN$46,8202,590
Madison, WI$46,5905,970
Salisbury, MD$46,500630
Midland, TX$46,4401,760
St. Cloud, MN$46,3902,240
Chicago, IL$46,33066,840
Richmond, VA$46,32010,890
Sheboygan, WI$46,320860
Riverside, CA$46,27027,620
Baltimore, MD$46,25010,880
Kenosha, WI$46,2201,090
Battle Creek, MI$46,200990
Crestview, FL$46,0602,560
Buffalo, NY$46,0406,230
Albany, NY$46,0106,860
Indianapolis, IN$45,93018,280
Lebanon, PA$45,930990
Flagstaff, AZ$45,860900
Lansing, MI$45,8304,830
Detroit, MI$45,81034,570
Prescott Valley, AZ$45,7601,660
Lexington Park, MD$45,760630
Racine, WI$45,7201,210
Tampa, FL$45,68023,680
Kansas City, MO$45,64010,520
Appleton, WI$45,6402,260
North Port, FL$45,6307,230
Columbus, IN$45,620790
Charlottesville, VA$45,6202,080
Cape Coral, FL$45,5606,460
Green Bay, WI$45,4402,860
Grand Rapids, MI$45,32011,310
Salt Lake City, UT$45,22016,260
La Crosse, WI$45,2201,500
Allentown, PA$45,1906,240
Elkhart, IN$45,1901,960
Asheville, NC$45,1802,510
Fort Wayne, IN$45,1404,250
Syracuse, NY$45,0604,020
Pittsburgh, PA$45,04019,150
Oshkosh, WI$45,0301,490
St. Louis, MO$44,98022,540
Gainesville, FL$44,9502,780
Jacksonville, FL$44,88013,430
St. George, UT$44,8802,560
Austin, TX$44,87016,400
Kingston, NY$44,850790
Columbus, OH$44,83018,110
Cleveland, OH$44,79015,700
Miami, FL$44,73061,160
Columbia, MO$44,7302,330
Cincinnati, OH$44,64016,750
Virginia Beach, VA$44,63012,490
York, PA$44,6203,040
Lancaster, PA$44,5404,330
Kalamazoo, MI$44,5002,530
Traverse City, MI$44,4701,650
Raleigh, NC$44,46011,350
Jackson, MI$44,260990
Harrisburg, PA$44,1006,380
Dallas, TX$44,06052,740
Harrisonburg, VA$44,0601,060
Milwaukee, WI$44,04014,820
Decatur, IL$44,040540
Charlotte, NC$44,01016,390
Kiryas Joel, NY$43,9203,660
Tucson, AZ$43,9208,070
Nashville, TN$43,86016,770
Midland, MI$43,780630
Orlando, FL$43,74022,330
Staunton, VA$43,630900
Bloomington, IN$43,570970
Springfield, OH$43,540750
Rockford, IL$43,4002,000
Roanoke, VA$43,3502,210
Atlanta, GA$43,33040,710
Fayetteville, NC$43,1702,290
Las Vegas, NV$43,16015,030
Hagerstown, MD$43,1601,210
Provo, UT$43,0806,540
Akron, OH$42,9405,020
Lafayette, IN$42,8402,040
Dayton, OH$42,8405,980
Binghamton, NY$42,8301,360
Winchester, VA$42,610970
Hinesville, GA$42,570340
Blacksburg, VA$42,4201,480
Rochester, NY$42,2305,680
Canton, OH$42,0902,570
Kokomo, IN$41,820600
Sandusky, OH$41,760790
Lake Havasu City, AZ$41,7401,320
Ogden, UT$41,6405,790
Peoria, IL$41,6002,420
South Bend, IN$41,5902,770
Rocky Mount, NC$41,400870
Bloomington, IL$41,3201,280
Louisville, KY$41,29010,480
Greensboro, NC$41,2604,510
Athens, GA$41,2201,880
Greenville, NC$41,1101,870
Savannah, GA$40,7502,860
Logan, UT$40,7301,620
Kankakee, IL$40,450560
Sierra Vista, AZ$40,400570
St. Joseph, MO$40,400820
Tulsa, OK$40,3808,010
Houston, TX$40,37050,040
Lexington, KY$40,2505,000
Odessa, TX$40,1101,390
Brunswick, GA$39,810710
Gainesville, GA$39,7901,490
Jefferson City, MO$39,6401,600
Augusta, GA$39,5303,850
Beaumont, TX$39,3102,540
Dalton, GA$39,3101,030
San Antonio, TX$38,86015,890
Cape Girardeau, MO$38,830850
Sherman, TX$38,790810
Memphis, TN$38,6109,060
Clarksville, TN$38,3801,410
Springfield, MO$38,3204,370
Joplin, MO$38,1701,460
Kingsport, TN$38,0301,690
Bowling Green, KY$38,000960
Knoxville, TN$37,9206,460
Yuma, AZ$37,8801,400
Chattanooga, TN$37,8603,920
Oklahoma City, OK$37,85012,360
Jackson, TN$37,7501,170
Paducah, KY$37,290740
Owensboro, KY$37,190650
Elizabethtown, KY$36,970650
Johnson City, TN$36,4201,510
Enid, OK$35,990440
Lawton, OK$35,3701,090
San Juan, PR$24,58014,400
Arecibo, PR$23,090760
Ponce, PR$23,0701,560
Guayama, PR$22,600270
Aguadilla, PR$22,2401,100
Mayaguez, PR$22,1201,310
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment
2,464,940 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation
SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General. Mapped to our taxonomy as office-clerks-general.

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