File Clerks
SOC code 43-4071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $36,420 | $17.51 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $43,600 | $20.96 |
| 75th percentile | $51,770 | $24.89 |
| 90th percentile | $63,490 | $30.53 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for File Clerks (SOC 43-4071), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 180 | $39,410 | $36,030 | $26,620 | $30,680 | $42,250 | $55,070 |
| Alaska | 220 | $45,150 | $44,030 | $29,220 | $37,440 | $50,520 | $62,910 |
| Arizona | 2,110 | $44,160 | $41,390 | $33,600 | $37,640 | $48,550 | $56,630 |
| Arkansas | 360 | $38,270 | $36,870 | $26,300 | $30,950 | $43,930 | $52,980 |
| California | 9,740 | $49,950 | $46,920 | $35,640 | $37,870 | $58,780 | $70,060 |
| Colorado | 1,550 | $43,660 | $41,520 | $33,280 | $36,730 | $49,080 | $57,850 |
| Connecticut | 420 | $43,760 | $42,090 | $32,640 | $32,640 | $49,350 | $59,650 |
| Delaware | — | $37,680 | $37,270 | $28,380 | $30,830 | $42,870 | $47,640 |
| District of Columbia | 180 | $57,360 | $57,560 | $43,190 | $47,100 | $63,850 | $77,870 |
| Florida | 6,350 | $42,900 | $39,350 | $31,200 | $34,130 | $48,610 | $57,240 |
| Georgia | 2,100 | $39,780 | $37,520 | $24,100 | $32,640 | $49,130 | $52,080 |
| Hawaii | 140 | $47,310 | $46,250 | $36,960 | $42,020 | $50,960 | $55,430 |
| Idaho | 520 | $41,780 | $40,340 | $29,670 | $33,990 | $46,990 | $56,650 |
| Illinois | 3,740 | $48,920 | $46,320 | $31,610 | $37,600 | $59,680 | $70,070 |
| Indiana | 1,970 | $41,270 | $38,790 | $30,800 | $34,930 | $47,270 | $55,650 |
| Iowa | 430 | $44,100 | $44,930 | $28,270 | $35,590 | $51,160 | $61,490 |
| Kansas | 680 | $40,010 | $39,070 | $27,890 | $34,420 | $46,330 | $51,320 |
| Kentucky | 280 | $35,220 | $33,530 | $26,540 | $28,030 | $40,840 | $45,200 |
| Louisiana | 740 | $31,670 | $30,030 | $18,540 | $22,350 | $38,800 | $43,730 |
| Maine | 190 | $41,200 | $40,550 | $32,630 | $36,590 | $45,870 | $49,500 |
| Maryland | 850 | $45,210 | $44,610 | $34,180 | $37,460 | $49,830 | $59,790 |
| Massachusetts | 790 | $48,800 | $46,570 | $34,660 | $40,340 | $54,280 | $63,700 |
| Michigan | 2,090 | $44,200 | $42,640 | $32,670 | $36,500 | $49,440 | $60,360 |
| Minnesota | 730 | $47,040 | $45,310 | $36,840 | $43,130 | $52,530 | $60,010 |
| Mississippi | 510 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 970 | $41,200 | $37,230 | $27,390 | $31,870 | $48,400 | $58,600 |
| Montana | 600 | $36,300 | $36,160 | $24,290 | $27,680 | $41,660 | $48,790 |
| Nebraska | 860 | $40,040 | $38,700 | $31,200 | $34,750 | $45,330 | $51,040 |
| Nevada | 960 | $42,260 | $37,740 | $29,550 | $34,410 | $50,030 | $55,880 |
| New Hampshire | 250 | $43,600 | $42,650 | $25,950 | $34,840 | $53,450 | $61,450 |
| New Jersey | 2,690 | $46,050 | $44,530 | $31,970 | $37,400 | $50,590 | $63,890 |
| New Mexico | 420 | $39,110 | $36,860 | $25,700 | $32,870 | $44,150 | $50,450 |
| New York | 4,450 | $45,200 | $43,060 | $33,770 | $37,260 | $53,220 | $57,520 |
| North Carolina | 2,210 | $43,020 | $43,450 | $28,280 | $35,080 | $49,820 | $55,470 |
| North Dakota | 70 | $44,720 | $41,900 | $34,830 | $38,940 | $51,150 | $52,030 |
| Ohio | 1,920 | $46,210 | $42,620 | $29,400 | $34,960 | $50,430 | $62,870 |
| Oklahoma | 1,460 | $40,550 | $38,880 | $27,680 | $33,530 | $46,650 | $55,730 |
| Oregon | 950 | $49,150 | $49,340 | $33,800 | $37,850 | $60,690 | $65,290 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,570 | $43,800 | $41,230 | $29,320 | $35,640 | $50,120 | $60,320 |
| Rhode Island | 90 | $47,090 | $48,440 | $31,430 | $37,840 | $52,370 | $62,590 |
| South Carolina | 1,020 | $40,870 | $38,860 | $29,550 | $34,180 | $45,460 | $57,170 |
| South Dakota | — | $35,330 | $36,360 | $31,630 | $32,520 | $37,020 | $37,350 |
| Tennessee | 2,750 | $43,200 | $41,970 | $27,870 | $35,790 | $48,800 | $59,390 |
| Texas | 12,820 | $39,360 | $37,400 | $24,870 | $29,570 | $45,060 | $59,460 |
| Utah | 580 | $40,550 | $38,670 | $31,560 | $35,370 | $44,440 | $53,790 |
| Vermont | 90 | $42,860 | $39,890 | $28,430 | $31,870 | $48,510 | $56,830 |
| Virginia | 1,420 | $45,300 | $44,290 | $33,530 | $36,770 | $50,270 | $59,230 |
| Washington | 590 | $49,530 | $47,100 | $36,450 | $42,130 | $54,750 | $65,550 |
| West Virginia | 230 | $36,420 | $35,110 | $22,350 | $28,840 | $42,990 | $50,970 |
| Wisconsin | 1,660 | $44,580 | $44,650 | $32,610 | $38,430 | $49,050 | $58,320 |
| Wyoming | 40 | $38,950 | $34,770 | $28,950 | $32,870 | $41,270 | $52,000 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.