43 Series · SOC 43-4031
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $48,700
- Median / year
- +2.1%
- 2024→2025
- $73,820
- Top 10% earn
- +3%
- Growth '24–'34
- 179,750
- Estimated US jobs
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks earn a median of $48,700 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $48,700, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,300 (10th percentile) to $73,820 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 179,750 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($66,130).
The pay verdict
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks earn a median of $48,700, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 30% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #27 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3% by 2034.
- $48,700
- Median annual wage
- Top 70%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #27 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $66,130. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks moved from $39,380 in May 2019 to $48,700 in May 2025 (+23.7%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks sits -0.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (SOC 43-4031) has a national median of $48,700 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $36,300 to $73,820, and the published mean is $52,320. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 179,750 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 51 state or territory areas and 500 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $47,700 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $48,700 in May 2025, a rise of $1,000 (+2.1%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 18,500 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as long-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $66,130, which is +36% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $83,490. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$48,700
per year
Median Hourly
$23.41/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$52,320
average
Employment
179,750
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$48,700 Bottom 30% higher than 30% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$48,700 · 30th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Court, Municipal, and License Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
- Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
- Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
- Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
- Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
- Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
- Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
- Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
- Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
- Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
- Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
- Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
- Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
- Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
- Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
- Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
- Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
- Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
- Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
- Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
- Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
- Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
18,500
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+5,500
180,400 (2024) → 185,900 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Office and Administrative Support Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.
- ▸ Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.
- ▸ Verify the authenticity of documents, such as foreign identification or immigration documents.
- ▸ Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members.
- ▸ Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.
- ▸ Issue public notification of all official activities or meetings.
- ▸ Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts.
- ▸ Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees.
- ▸ Answer questions or provide advice to the public regarding licensing policies, procedures, or regulations.
- ▸ Prepare meeting agendas or packets of related information.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $35,850 |
| 2016 | $36,670 |
| 2017 | $37,300 |
| 2018 | $38,450 |
| 2019 | $39,380 |
| 2020 | $40,930 |
| 2021 | $44,610 |
| 2022 | $44,140 |
| 2023 | $46,110 |
| 2024 | $47,700 |
| 2025 | $48,700 |
2015 median
$35,850
2025 median
$48,700
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$9,320 (+23.7%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.6%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $35,850 | First banked release | 130,190 |
| May 2016 | $36,670 | +2.3% | 128,620 |
| May 2017 | $37,300 | +1.7% | 133,330 |
| May 2018 | $38,450 | +3.1% | 142,350 |
| May 2019 | $39,380 | Classification break | 154,020 |
| May 2020 | $40,930 | +3.9% | 156,100 |
| May 2021 | $44,610 | +9.0% | 150,170 |
| May 2022 | $44,140 | -1.1% | 159,760 |
| May 2023 | $46,110 | +4.5% | 157,960 |
| May 2024 | $47,700 | +3.4% | 170,010 |
| May 2025 | $48,700 | +2.1% | 179,750 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $35,850 in May 2015 to $48,700 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 154,020 in May 2019 to 179,750 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $66,130 | +36% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $64,680 | +33% above national |
| 3 | California | $63,320 | +30% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $61,730 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $61,670 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Oregon | $61,300 | +26% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $60,480 | +24% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $58,380 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Nevada | $56,680 | +16% above national |
| 10 | Minnesota | $56,520 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Alaska | $54,270 | +11% above national |
| 12 | North Dakota | $53,850 | +11% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $53,700 | +10% above national |
| 14 | New York | $53,500 | +10% above national |
| 15 | Vermont | $53,000 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $51,920 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $51,890 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Utah | $51,130 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Colorado | $50,410 | +4% above national |
| 20 | North Carolina | $49,110 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $48,700 | same as national |
| 22 | Michigan | $48,690 | same as national |
| 23 | Maine | $48,580 | same as national |
| 24 | Idaho | $48,450 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Nebraska | $48,420 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Iowa | $48,280 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Ohio | $48,030 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Florida | $47,100 | 3% below national |
| 29 | New Mexico | $46,960 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Illinois | $46,920 | 4% below national |
| 31 | New Hampshire | $46,590 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Texas | $46,580 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Louisiana | $46,570 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Wyoming | $46,540 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $46,350 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Montana | $45,680 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Virginia | $45,650 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $44,830 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $44,740 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Tennessee | $44,720 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Delaware | $44,600 | 8% below national |
| 42 | South Dakota | $43,850 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $43,680 | 10% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $43,460 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Georgia | $42,960 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Missouri | $41,020 | 16% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $39,120 | 20% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $38,360 | 21% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $37,810 | 22% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $37,210 | 24% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $36,960 | 24% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $83,490 | +71% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $77,860 | +60% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $77,750 | +60% above national |
| 4 | Madison, WI | $75,990 | +56% above national |
| 5 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $73,760 | +51% above national |
| 6 | Modesto, CA | $65,640 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $64,610 | +33% above national |
| 8 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $64,550 | +33% above national |
| 9 | Salinas, CA | $63,830 | +31% above national |
| 10 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $63,720 | +31% above national |
| 11 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $63,600 | +31% above national |
| 12 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $63,270 | +30% above national |
| 13 | Barnstable Town, MA | $63,250 | +30% above national |
| 14 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $63,240 | +30% above national |
| 15 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $63,240 | +30% above national |
| 16 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,240 | +30% above national |
| 17 | Vallejo, CA | $63,240 | +30% above national |
| 18 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $63,160 | +30% above national |
| 19 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,120 | +30% above national |
| 20 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,850 | +29% above national |
| 21 | Salem, OR | $62,830 | +29% above national |
| 22 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,730 | +29% above national |
| 23 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $62,730 | +29% above national |
| 24 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,380 | +28% above national |
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,350 | +28% above national |
| 26 | Walla Walla, WA | $62,170 | +28% above national |
| 27 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $62,070 | +27% above national |
| 28 | Bellingham, WA | $61,890 | +27% above national |
| 29 | Bend, OR | $61,690 | +27% above national |
| 30 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $61,680 | +27% above national |
| 31 | Boulder, CO | $61,370 | +26% above national |
| 32 | El Centro, CA | $61,330 | +26% above national |
| 33 | Yakima, WA | $61,290 | +26% above national |
| 34 | Springfield, MA | $61,080 | +25% above national |
| 35 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $60,990 | +25% above national |
| 36 | Fresno, CA | $60,850 | +25% above national |
| 37 | New Haven, CT | $60,650 | +25% above national |
| 38 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,570 | +24% above national |
| 39 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $60,510 | +24% above national |
| 40 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $60,480 | +24% above national |
| 41 | Yuba City, CA | $60,010 | +23% above national |
| 42 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $59,930 | +23% above national |
| 43 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,920 | +23% above national |
| 44 | Albany, OR | $59,370 | +22% above national |
| 45 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $59,320 | +22% above national |
| 46 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $59,310 | +22% above national |
| 47 | Worcester, MA | $59,260 | +22% above national |
| 48 | Redding, CA | $59,250 | +22% above national |
| 49 | Medford, OR | $58,790 | +21% above national |
| 50 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $58,780 | +21% above national |
| 51 | Asheville, NC | $58,730 | +21% above national |
| 52 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $58,670 | +20% above national |
| 53 | Grand Junction, CO | $58,540 | +20% above national |
| 54 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $58,370 | +20% above national |
| 55 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $58,290 | +20% above national |
| 56 | Ames, IA | $57,800 | +19% above national |
| 57 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $57,790 | +19% above national |
| 58 | Salisbury, MD | $57,480 | +18% above national |
| 59 | Vineland, NJ | $57,470 | +18% above national |
| 60 | Merced, CA | $57,450 | +18% above national |
| 61 | Iowa City, IA | $57,320 | +18% above national |
| 62 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $57,300 | +18% above national |
| 63 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $57,260 | +18% above national |
| 64 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $57,180 | +17% above national |
| 65 | Pittsfield, MA | $57,080 | +17% above national |
| 66 | Mankato, MN | $56,940 | +17% above national |
| 67 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $56,920 | +17% above national |
| 68 | Ithaca, NY | $56,740 | +17% above national |
| 69 | Rochester, NY | $56,680 | +16% above national |
| 70 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $56,480 | +16% above national |
| 71 | Grand Island, NE | $56,450 | +16% above national |
| 72 | St. Cloud, MN | $56,410 | +16% above national |
| 73 | Lexington Park, MD | $56,360 | +16% above national |
| 74 | Dubuque, IA | $56,290 | +16% above national |
| 75 | Duluth, MN-WI | $56,220 | +15% above national |
| 76 | Minot, ND | $55,780 | +15% above national |
| 77 | Omaha, NE-IA | $55,590 | +14% above national |
| 78 | Rochester, MN | $55,450 | +14% above national |
| 79 | Reno, NV | $55,440 | +14% above national |
| 80 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $55,220 | +13% above national |
| 81 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $54,710 | +12% above national |
| 82 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,440 | +12% above national |
| 83 | Logan, UT-ID | $54,360 | +12% above national |
| 84 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $54,360 | +12% above national |
| 85 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $54,310 | +12% above national |
| 86 | Appleton, WI | $54,120 | +11% above national |
| 87 | Lincoln, NE | $53,950 | +11% above national |
| 88 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $53,880 | +11% above national |
| 89 | Anchorage, AK | $53,540 | +10% above national |
| 90 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $53,350 | +10% above national |
| 91 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $53,320 | +9% above national |
| 92 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $53,210 | +9% above national |
| 93 | Kenosha, WI | $52,130 | +7% above national |
| 94 | Colorado Springs, CO | $51,920 | +7% above national |
| 95 | Green Bay, WI | $51,810 | +6% above national |
| 96 | Battle Creek, MI | $51,770 | +6% above national |
| 97 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $51,700 | +6% above national |
| 98 | Flint, MI | $51,550 | +6% above national |
| 99 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,490 | +6% above national |
| 100 | Monroe, MI | $51,400 | +6% above national |
| 101 | Visalia, CA | $51,150 | +5% above national |
| 102 | Wilmington, NC | $51,140 | +5% above national |
| 103 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $51,110 | +5% above national |
| 104 | Bismarck, ND | $51,090 | +5% above national |
| 105 | Burlington, NC | $50,960 | +5% above national |
| 106 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $50,960 | +5% above national |
| 107 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $50,880 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Kingston, NY | $50,820 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $50,520 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Sheboygan, WI | $50,520 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Tucson, AZ | $50,500 | +4% above national |
| 112 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,150 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Goldsboro, NC | $50,120 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Cleveland, OH | $50,060 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,060 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,970 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $49,960 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,920 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,920 | +3% above national |
| 120 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $49,910 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $49,800 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $49,730 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,550 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Springfield, IL | $49,430 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Glens Falls, NY | $49,410 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Boise City, ID | $49,300 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $49,300 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Chico, CA | $49,290 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Traverse City, MI | $49,280 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Columbus, OH | $49,240 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,170 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $49,110 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Fargo, ND-MN | $49,090 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,030 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Greeley, CO | $49,020 | +1% above national |
| 136 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $48,960 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Ogden, UT | $48,950 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,940 | same as national |
| 139 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,930 | same as national |
| 140 | St. George, UT | $48,900 | same as national |
| 141 | Niles, MI | $48,840 | same as national |
| 142 | Toledo, OH | $48,830 | same as national |
| 143 | Bay City, MI | $48,810 | same as national |
| 144 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $48,740 | same as national |
| 145 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,700 | same as national |
| 146 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $48,600 | same as national |
| 147 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $48,570 | same as national |
| 148 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $48,560 | same as national |
| 149 | Fort Wayne, IN | $48,560 | same as national |
| 150 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $48,550 | same as national |
| 151 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $48,490 | same as national |
| 152 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $48,450 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,430 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $48,400 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,390 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Jackson, TN | $48,250 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Columbia, SC | $48,220 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,180 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Jacksonville, NC | $48,180 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Twin Falls, ID | $48,150 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,140 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Greenville, NC | $48,140 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Ann Arbor, MI | $48,120 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Bloomington, IN | $48,090 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Savannah, GA | $48,040 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Helena, MT | $48,010 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $48,010 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Flagstaff, AZ | $47,980 | 1% below national |
| 169 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $47,930 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Syracuse, NY | $47,910 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Saginaw, MI | $47,900 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,890 | 2% below national |
| 173 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $47,860 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $47,830 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $47,760 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Springfield, OH | $47,740 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Santa Fe, NM | $47,720 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Missoula, MT | $47,700 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,640 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $47,560 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Peoria, IL | $47,530 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Lima, OH | $47,500 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Baton Rouge, LA | $47,490 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Jackson, MI | $47,490 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $47,480 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $47,460 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Farmington, NM | $47,360 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,350 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Rocky Mount, NC | $47,270 | 3% below national |
| 190 | Bloomington, IL | $47,190 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $47,150 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Fond du Lac, WI | $47,140 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Jonesboro, AR | $47,140 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $47,080 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,030 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,010 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $46,990 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Topeka, KS | $46,990 | 4% below national |
| 199 | Elmira, NY | $46,980 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Mobile, AL | $46,980 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $46,940 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Binghamton, NY | $46,910 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $46,810 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Tyler, TX | $46,800 | 4% below national |
| 205 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,770 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Lawrence, KS | $46,760 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Monroe, LA | $46,750 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Albuquerque, NM | $46,740 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Midland, TX | $46,690 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $46,690 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Terre Haute, IN | $46,690 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Bozeman, MT | $46,670 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Lake Charles, LA | $46,660 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $46,640 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,630 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Hammond, LA | $46,590 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,490 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Gainesville, FL | $46,470 | 5% below national |
| 219 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $46,450 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $46,310 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $46,280 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Rockford, IL | $46,260 | 5% below national |
| 223 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $46,220 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $46,170 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Sandusky, OH | $46,160 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $46,120 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Pocatello, ID | $46,080 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $46,070 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Yuma, AZ | $46,050 | 5% below national |
| 230 | Mansfield, OH | $46,010 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Enid, OK | $45,830 | 6% below national |
| 232 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $45,820 | 6% below national |
| 233 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,810 | 6% below national |
| 234 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $45,810 | 6% below national |
| 235 | Bangor, ME | $45,770 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Amarillo, TX | $45,700 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Lubbock, TX | $45,660 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $45,620 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Victoria, TX | $45,600 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $45,510 | 7% below national |
| 241 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $45,500 | 7% below national |
| 242 | Las Cruces, NM | $45,470 | 7% below national |
| 243 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $45,410 | 7% below national |
| 244 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $45,360 | 7% below national |
| 245 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $45,230 | 7% below national |
| 246 | Utica-Rome, NY | $45,220 | 7% below national |
| 247 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $45,200 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Jacksonville, FL | $45,150 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Cheyenne, WY | $45,070 | 7% below national |
| 250 | Waco, TX | $44,930 | 8% below national |
| 251 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $44,870 | 8% below national |
| 252 | Tallahassee, FL | $44,750 | 8% below national |
| 253 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $44,700 | 8% below national |
| 254 | Billings, MT | $44,610 | 8% below national |
| 255 | Dover, DE | $44,600 | 8% below national |
| 256 | Kankakee, IL | $44,600 | 8% below national |
| 257 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $44,590 | 8% below national |
| 258 | Evansville, IN | $44,530 | 9% below national |
| 259 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $44,510 | 9% below national |
| 260 | Abilene, TX | $44,400 | 9% below national |
| 261 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $44,400 | 9% below national |
| 262 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,320 | 9% below national |
| 263 | Lafayette, LA | $44,300 | 9% below national |
| 264 | Owensboro, KY | $44,150 | 9% below national |
| 265 | Lancaster, PA | $44,100 | 9% below national |
| 266 | Reading, PA | $44,100 | 9% below national |
| 267 | Sebring, FL | $44,060 | 10% below national |
| 268 | Punta Gorda, FL | $44,040 | 10% below national |
| 269 | Rapid City, SD | $43,850 | 10% below national |
| 270 | Gainesville, GA | $43,790 | 10% below national |
| 271 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,740 | 10% below national |
| 272 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $43,710 | 10% below national |
| 273 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $43,670 | 10% below national |
| 274 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $43,490 | 11% below national |
| 275 | Eagle Pass, TX | $43,220 | 11% below national |
| 276 | Bowling Green, KY | $43,080 | 12% below national |
| 277 | Pueblo, CO | $43,070 | 12% below national |
| 278 | Harrisonburg, VA | $43,040 | 12% below national |
| 279 | Lynchburg, VA | $43,040 | 12% below national |
| 280 | Roanoke, VA | $43,040 | 12% below national |
| 281 | Winchester, VA-WV | $43,040 | 12% below national |
| 282 | Hinesville, GA | $42,910 | 12% below national |
| 283 | Erie, PA | $42,760 | 12% below national |
| 284 | Charlottesville, VA | $42,650 | 12% below national |
| 285 | Richmond, VA | $42,650 | 12% below national |
| 286 | Muncie, IN | $42,530 | 13% below national |
| 287 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $42,520 | 13% below national |
| 288 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $42,350 | 13% below national |
| 289 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $42,350 | 13% below national |
| 290 | Birmingham, AL | $42,300 | 13% below national |
| 291 | El Paso, TX | $42,300 | 13% below national |
| 292 | Albany, GA | $42,280 | 13% below national |
| 293 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $42,240 | 13% below national |
| 294 | Warner Robins, GA | $42,210 | 13% below national |
| 295 | Pittsburgh, PA | $42,020 | 14% below national |
| 296 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $41,830 | 14% below national |
| 297 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $41,830 | 14% below national |
| 298 | Idaho Falls, ID | $41,720 | 14% below national |
| 299 | Manhattan, KS | $41,540 | 15% below national |
| 300 | Wichita, KS | $41,540 | 15% below national |
| 301 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $41,260 | 15% below national |
| 302 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $41,020 | 16% below national |
| 303 | Columbia, MO | $41,020 | 16% below national |
| 304 | Jefferson City, MO | $41,020 | 16% below national |
| 305 | Joplin, MO-KS | $41,020 | 16% below national |
| 306 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $41,020 | 16% below national |
| 307 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $40,880 | 16% below national |
| 308 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $40,830 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $40,530 | 17% below national |
| 310 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $40,510 | 17% below national |
| 311 | Hattiesburg, MS | $40,310 | 17% below national |
| 312 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $40,280 | 17% below national |
| 313 | Springfield, MO | $40,210 | 17% below national |
| 314 | Paducah, KY-IL | $40,150 | 18% below national |
| 315 | Akron, OH | $40,060 | 18% below national |
| 316 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39,770 | 18% below national |
| 317 | Morristown, TN | $39,490 | 19% below national |
| 318 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,400 | 19% below national |
| 319 | Johnson City, TN | $39,380 | 19% below national |
| 320 | Decatur, AL | $39,360 | 19% below national |
| 321 | Knoxville, TN | $39,240 | 19% below national |
| 322 | Ocala, FL | $39,210 | 19% below national |
| 323 | York-Hanover, PA | $39,030 | 20% below national |
| 324 | Jackson, MS | $38,950 | 20% below national |
| 325 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,940 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Sumter, SC | $38,780 | 20% below national |
| 327 | Columbus, GA-AL | $38,700 | 21% below national |
| 328 | Alexandria, LA | $38,690 | 21% below national |
| 329 | Tulsa, OK | $38,650 | 21% below national |
| 330 | Morgantown, WV | $38,640 | 21% below national |
| 331 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,640 | 21% below national |
| 332 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $38,640 | 21% below national |
| 333 | Rome, GA | $38,520 | 21% below national |
| 334 | Great Falls, MT | $38,480 | 21% below national |
| 335 | Oklahoma City, OK | $38,480 | 21% below national |
| 336 | Montgomery, AL | $38,350 | 21% below national |
| 337 | Elizabethtown, KY | $38,290 | 21% below national |
| 338 | Florence, SC | $38,240 | 21% below national |
| 339 | San Angelo, TX | $38,180 | 22% below national |
| 340 | Johnstown, PA | $38,150 | 22% below national |
| 341 | Charleston, WV | $37,810 | 22% below national |
| 342 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $37,790 | 22% below national |
| 343 | Spartanburg, SC | $37,440 | 23% below national |
| 344 | Beckley, WV | $37,400 | 23% below national |
| 345 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,360 | 23% below national |
| 346 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,330 | 23% below national |
| 347 | Decatur, IL | $37,280 | 23% below national |
| 348 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $37,250 | 24% below national |
| 349 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $37,170 | 24% below national |
| 350 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,140 | 24% below national |
| 351 | Wichita Falls, TX | $37,110 | 24% below national |
| 352 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $37,060 | 24% below national |
| 353 | Lawton, OK | $37,000 | 24% below national |
| 354 | Dothan, AL | $36,830 | 24% below national |
| 355 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,680 | 25% below national |
| 356 | Laredo, TX | $36,670 | 25% below national |
| 357 | Valdosta, GA | $36,580 | 25% below national |
| 358 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $36,570 | 25% below national |
| 359 | Longview, TX | $36,550 | 25% below national |
| 360 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $36,310 | 25% below national |
| 361 | Huntsville, AL | $35,510 | 27% below national |
| 362 | Dalton, GA | $35,400 | 27% below national |
| 363 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,300 | 28% below national |
| 364 | Gadsden, AL | $34,620 | 29% below national |
| 365 | Hot Springs, AR | $32,670 | 33% below national |
| 366 | Altoona, PA | $31,060 | 36% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 43 (Office and Administrative Support Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Bill and Account Collectors
SOC 43-3011
Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
Brokerage Clerks
SOC 43-4011
Cargo and Freight Agents
SOC 43-5011
Showing 5 of 53 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Office and Administrative Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($48,700 here) and reported employment (179,750 jobs here).
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Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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