43 Series · SOC 43-4071
File 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).
- $43,600
- Median / year
- +5.6%
- 2024→2025
- $63,490
- Top 10% earn
- -15.9%
- Growth '24–'34
- 73,440
- Estimated US jobs
File Clerks earn a median of $43,600 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $43,600, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $31,200 (10th percentile) to $63,490 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 73,440 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Oregon ($50,660).
The pay verdict
File Clerks earn a median of $43,600, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 17% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #43 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 15.9% by 2034.
- $43,600
- Median annual wage
- Top 83%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #43 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Oregon at $50,660. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for File Clerks moved from $32,710 in May 2019 to $43,600 in May 2025 (+33.3%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- File Clerks sits +8.8 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
File Clerks (SOC 43-4071) has a national median of $43,600 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $31,200 to $63,490, and the published mean is $45,590. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 73,440 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 51 state or territory areas and 336 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $41,270 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $43,600 in May 2025, a rise of $2,330 (+5.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -15.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 7,300 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 short-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. Oregon pays the highest state median at $50,660, which is +16% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $60,840. 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
$43,600
per year
Median Hourly
$20.96/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$45,590
average
Employment
73,440
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where File Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$43,600 Bottom 17% higher than 17% 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% |
$43,600 · 17th 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 File 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
- File Clerks: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -15.9%, Median annual wage $43600
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-15.9%
Declining
Annual Openings
7,300
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-13,400
84,300 (2024) → 70,900 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-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 File Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
- ▸ Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
- ▸ Input data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval.
- ▸ Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
- ▸ Complete general financial activities, such as processing accounts payable, reviewing invoices, collecting cash payments, or issuing receipts.
- ▸ Track materials removed from files to ensure that borrowed files are returned.
- ▸ Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- ▸ Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
- ▸ Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
- ▸ Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
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
File 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 | $27,850 |
| 2016 | $29,090 |
| 2017 | $30,120 |
| 2018 | $31,700 |
| 2019 | $32,710 |
| 2020 | $34,090 |
| 2021 | $36,360 |
| 2022 | $37,290 |
| 2023 | $38,130 |
| 2024 | $41,270 |
| 2025 | $43,600 |
2015 median
$27,850
2025 median
$43,600
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$10,890 (+33.3%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.9%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $27,850 | First banked release | 140,560 |
| May 2016 | $29,090 | +4.5% | 130,950 |
| May 2017 | $30,120 | +3.5% | 118,840 |
| May 2018 | $31,700 | +5.2% | 110,020 |
| May 2019 | $32,710 | Classification break | 102,300 |
| May 2020 | $34,090 | +4.2% | 91,560 |
| May 2021 | $36,360 | +6.7% | 85,460 |
| May 2022 | $37,290 | +2.6% | 87,250 |
| May 2023 | $38,130 | +2.3% | 82,290 |
| May 2024 | $41,270 | +8.2% | 78,980 |
| May 2025 | $43,600 | +5.6% | 73,440 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $27,850 in May 2015 to $43,600 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.9% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 102,300 in May 2019 to 73,440 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 | Oregon | $50,660 | +16% above national |
| 2 | Hawaii | $50,630 | +16% above national |
| 3 | Illinois | $49,920 | +14% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $49,910 | +14% above national |
| 5 | California | $49,040 | +12% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $48,310 | +11% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $47,540 | +9% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $46,640 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Iowa | $46,560 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $46,490 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Idaho | $45,910 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Washington | $45,830 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $45,130 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $44,920 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Connecticut | $44,810 | +3% above national |
| 16 | New Jersey | $44,400 | +2% above national |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $44,390 | +2% above national |
| 18 | New York | $44,340 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Nevada | $44,150 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Michigan | $43,950 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Maine | $43,910 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Arizona | $43,690 | same as national |
| 23 | North Carolina | $43,260 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Tennessee | $43,010 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $42,920 | 2% below national |
| 26 | North Dakota | $42,860 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Kansas | $42,130 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Florida | $41,750 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Utah | $41,450 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $41,000 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Ohio | $40,650 | 7% below national |
| 32 | Nebraska | $40,640 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Delaware | $39,940 | 8% below national |
| 34 | Virginia | $39,900 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $39,740 | 9% below national |
| 36 | Texas | $39,480 | 9% below national |
| 37 | South Carolina | $39,350 | 10% below national |
| 38 | Kentucky | $39,250 | 10% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $39,170 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Arkansas | $38,470 | 12% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $38,400 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $38,370 | 12% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $38,290 | 12% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $37,700 | 14% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $36,640 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $36,400 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Guam | $32,360 | 26% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $32,200 | 26% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $31,600 | 28% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $31,260 | 28% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $25,700 | 41% 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 | $60,840 | +40% above national |
| 2 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,530 | +39% above national |
| 3 | Salinas, CA | $59,040 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,320 | +34% above national |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $56,750 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $55,980 | +28% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $54,910 | +26% above national |
| 8 | Carson City, NV | $54,820 | +26% above national |
| 9 | Greeley, CO | $54,360 | +25% above national |
| 10 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $54,240 | +24% above national |
| 11 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $53,860 | +24% above national |
| 12 | Modesto, CA | $52,830 | +21% above national |
| 13 | Medford, OR | $52,780 | +21% above national |
| 14 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $52,280 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $51,990 | +19% above national |
| 16 | Toledo, OH | $50,840 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $50,740 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $50,680 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Salem, OR | $50,390 | +16% above national |
| 20 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $50,260 | +15% above national |
| 21 | New Haven, CT | $50,140 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Rockford, IL | $49,870 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,810 | +14% above national |
| 24 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $49,620 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,460 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,420 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,180 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $49,050 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $49,040 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,800 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $48,720 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Reno, NV | $48,680 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Anchorage, AK | $48,630 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Boise City, ID | $48,580 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $48,490 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $48,450 | +11% above national |
| 37 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $48,400 | +11% above national |
| 38 | State College, PA | $48,280 | +11% above national |
| 39 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,720 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $47,680 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $47,560 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Madison, WI | $47,370 | +9% above national |
| 43 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $47,340 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $47,270 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,230 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Ann Arbor, MI | $47,120 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Richmond, VA | $47,020 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,990 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $46,880 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $46,700 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,680 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,650 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Boulder, CO | $46,570 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,400 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $46,300 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,270 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Springfield, MA | $46,250 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Gainesville, GA | $46,200 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $46,190 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,170 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,160 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,980 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,970 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,940 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $45,910 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Appleton, WI | $45,840 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Idaho Falls, ID | $45,820 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $45,800 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,760 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Visalia, CA | $45,660 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Midland, TX | $45,650 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Kenosha, WI | $45,550 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $45,520 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Green Bay, WI | $45,390 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Jacksonville, FL | $45,330 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $45,250 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Yuma, AZ | $45,210 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Worcester, MA | $45,160 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Duluth, MN-WI | $45,140 | +4% above national |
| 80 | St. Cloud, MN | $45,000 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Flagstaff, AZ | $44,850 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Bend, OR | $44,840 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,830 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,810 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,790 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $44,740 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Columbus, OH | $44,730 | +3% above national |
| 88 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44,710 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Fresno, CA | $44,610 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $44,570 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $44,510 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $44,460 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Sheboygan, WI | $44,320 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $44,300 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $44,250 | +1% above national |
| 96 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $44,180 | +1% above national |
| 97 | Akron, OH | $44,170 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $44,090 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Colorado Springs, CO | $43,870 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $43,820 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $43,750 | same as national |
| 102 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $43,690 | same as national |
| 103 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,680 | same as national |
| 104 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,620 | same as national |
| 105 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $43,620 | same as national |
| 106 | Lancaster, PA | $43,540 | same as national |
| 107 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,490 | same as national |
| 108 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $43,360 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $43,320 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $43,270 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $43,250 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Pueblo, CO | $43,220 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $43,080 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $43,000 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $42,990 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Pittsburgh, PA | $42,920 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $42,860 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $42,850 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $42,670 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Topeka, KS | $42,620 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $42,590 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $42,590 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Omaha, NE-IA | $42,160 | 3% below national |
| 124 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $42,070 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Fargo, ND-MN | $42,040 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $41,970 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Charlottesville, VA | $41,930 | 4% below national |
| 128 | Wausau, WI | $41,790 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Knoxville, TN | $41,720 | 4% below national |
| 130 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $41,720 | 4% below national |
| 131 | Lawton, OK | $41,710 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $41,700 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Reading, PA | $41,610 | 5% below national |
| 134 | Rochester, NY | $41,600 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $41,400 | 5% below national |
| 136 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $41,360 | 5% below national |
| 137 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $41,280 | 5% below national |
| 138 | Fayetteville, NC | $41,270 | 5% below national |
| 139 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $41,260 | 5% below national |
| 140 | Wichita, KS | $41,250 | 5% below national |
| 141 | Savannah, GA | $41,240 | 5% below national |
| 142 | Peoria, IL | $41,080 | 6% below national |
| 143 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $41,050 | 6% below national |
| 144 | Springfield, IL | $41,030 | 6% below national |
| 145 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $40,910 | 6% below national |
| 146 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $40,850 | 6% below national |
| 147 | Lincoln, NE | $40,810 | 6% below national |
| 148 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $40,780 | 6% below national |
| 149 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $40,770 | 6% below national |
| 150 | Oklahoma City, OK | $40,750 | 7% below national |
| 151 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $40,700 | 7% below national |
| 152 | Tulsa, OK | $40,630 | 7% below national |
| 153 | Tucson, AZ | $40,540 | 7% below national |
| 154 | Winston-Salem, NC | $40,230 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $40,160 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Erie, PA | $40,150 | 8% below national |
| 157 | Spartanburg, SC | $40,100 | 8% below national |
| 158 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $40,080 | 8% below national |
| 159 | Columbia, MO | $40,030 | 8% below national |
| 160 | Syracuse, NY | $39,990 | 8% below national |
| 161 | Helena, MT | $39,980 | 8% below national |
| 162 | Dover, DE | $39,940 | 8% below national |
| 163 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $39,810 | 9% below national |
| 164 | Gainesville, FL | $39,790 | 9% below national |
| 165 | Chambersburg, PA | $39,730 | 9% below national |
| 166 | Terre Haute, IN | $39,690 | 9% below national |
| 167 | Asheville, NC | $39,640 | 9% below national |
| 168 | Grand Junction, CO | $39,630 | 9% below national |
| 169 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $39,520 | 9% below national |
| 170 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,510 | 9% below national |
| 171 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,500 | 9% below national |
| 172 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,500 | 9% below national |
| 173 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,430 | 10% below national |
| 174 | Wilmington, NC | $39,290 | 10% below national |
| 175 | Chico, CA | $39,250 | 10% below national |
| 176 | Redding, CA | $39,110 | 10% below national |
| 177 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $39,100 | 10% below national |
| 178 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $39,050 | 10% below national |
| 179 | Jackson, TN | $39,030 | 10% below national |
| 180 | Cleveland, OH | $38,890 | 11% below national |
| 181 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,840 | 11% below national |
| 182 | Abilene, TX | $38,830 | 11% below national |
| 183 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,720 | 11% below national |
| 184 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $38,690 | 11% below national |
| 185 | Evansville, IN | $38,600 | 11% below national |
| 186 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,590 | 11% below national |
| 187 | Charleston, WV | $38,540 | 12% below national |
| 188 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,530 | 12% below national |
| 189 | Waco, TX | $38,500 | 12% below national |
| 190 | Lynchburg, VA | $38,250 | 12% below national |
| 191 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $38,130 | 13% below national |
| 192 | Las Cruces, NM | $37,950 | 13% below national |
| 193 | Roanoke, VA | $37,950 | 13% below national |
| 194 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $37,790 | 13% below national |
| 195 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,750 | 13% below national |
| 196 | Amarillo, TX | $37,700 | 14% below national |
| 197 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $37,690 | 14% below national |
| 198 | Billings, MT | $37,580 | 14% below national |
| 199 | Bloomington, IN | $37,550 | 14% below national |
| 200 | Columbia, SC | $37,510 | 14% below national |
| 201 | Flint, MI | $37,320 | 14% below national |
| 202 | Utica-Rome, NY | $37,190 | 15% below national |
| 203 | El Centro, CA | $37,170 | 15% below national |
| 204 | Odessa, TX | $37,170 | 15% below national |
| 205 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,080 | 15% below national |
| 206 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,070 | 15% below national |
| 207 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,040 | 15% below national |
| 208 | Morristown, TN | $36,810 | 16% below national |
| 209 | Longview, TX | $36,670 | 16% below national |
| 210 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $36,670 | 16% below national |
| 211 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $36,640 | 16% below national |
| 212 | Ogden, UT | $36,460 | 16% below national |
| 213 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $36,400 | 17% below national |
| 214 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,400 | 17% below national |
| 215 | Missoula, MT | $36,330 | 17% below national |
| 216 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,290 | 17% below national |
| 217 | Johnson City, TN | $36,220 | 17% below national |
| 218 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $36,210 | 17% below national |
| 219 | Rome, GA | $36,180 | 17% below national |
| 220 | Florence, SC | $36,170 | 17% below national |
| 221 | Bloomington, IL | $36,090 | 17% below national |
| 222 | Eagle Pass, TX | $35,770 | 18% below national |
| 223 | Lubbock, TX | $35,500 | 19% below national |
| 224 | Great Falls, MT | $35,470 | 19% below national |
| 225 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $35,400 | 19% below national |
| 226 | Muncie, IN | $35,370 | 19% below national |
| 227 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,270 | 19% below national |
| 228 | Greenville, NC | $35,270 | 19% below national |
| 229 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $35,130 | 19% below national |
| 230 | Tyler, TX | $35,030 | 20% below national |
| 231 | Springfield, MO | $34,710 | 20% below national |
| 232 | El Paso, TX | $34,640 | 21% below national |
| 233 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $34,510 | 21% below national |
| 234 | Laredo, TX | $34,270 | 21% below national |
| 235 | St. George, UT | $34,220 | 22% below national |
| 236 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $34,010 | 22% below national |
| 237 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $33,510 | 23% below national |
| 238 | Jackson, MS | $32,960 | 24% below national |
| 239 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $32,740 | 25% below national |
| 240 | Baton Rouge, LA | $32,160 | 26% below national |
| 241 | Lafayette, LA | $31,760 | 27% below national |
| 242 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $31,740 | 27% below national |
| 243 | Wichita Falls, TX | $31,480 | 28% below national |
| 244 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $31,440 | 28% below national |
| 245 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $29,590 | 32% below national |
| 246 | Ocala, FL | $29,070 | 33% below national |
| 247 | Lake Charles, LA | $27,680 | 37% below national |
| 248 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $27,240 | 38% below national |
| 249 | Monroe, LA | $27,080 | 38% below national |
| 250 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $26,530 | 39% below national |
| 251 | Harrisonburg, VA | $25,810 | 41% below national |
| 252 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $25,700 | 41% 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 ($43,600 here) and reported employment (73,440 jobs here).
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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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