Information and Record Clerks, All Other in the Fond du Lac Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay in Fond du Lac, WI at a median of $29,360 per year ($14.12/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $49,500, the metro estimate is 41% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 40 information and record clerks, all other are employed across the Fond du Lac MSA in SOC 43-4199.

The Fond du Lac pay distribution spans from $28,220 at the 10th percentile to $53,110 at the 90th, a 1.9× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $29,360 and the 75th at $34,000, so half of Fond du Lac-based information and record clerks, all other earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fond du Lac, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide WI estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.