43 Series · SOC 43-4121
Library Assistants, Clerical Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $36,910
- Median / year
- +2.5%
- 2024→2025
- $55,310
- Top 10% earn
- -6.7%
- Growth '24–'34
- 85,520
- Estimated US jobs
Library Assistants, Clerical earn a median of $36,910 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $36,910, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,730 (10th percentile) to $55,310 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 85,520 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($59,390).
The pay verdict
Library Assistants, Clerical earn a median of $36,910, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 6% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #53 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 6.7% by 2034.
- $36,910
- Median annual wage
- Top 94%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #53 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $59,390. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Library Assistants, Clerical moved from $27,490 in May 2019 to $36,910 in May 2025 (+34.3%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Library Assistants, Clerical sits +9.8 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Library Assistants, Clerical (SOC 43-4121) has a national median of $36,910 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $27,730 to $55,310, and the published mean is $39,370. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 85,520 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 51 state or territory areas and 373 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $36,010 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $36,910 in May 2025, a rise of $900 (+2.5%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -6.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 12,800 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. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $59,390, which is +61% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $63,000. 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
$36,910
per year
Median Hourly
$17.74/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$39,370
average
Employment
85,520
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Library Assistants, Clerical pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$36,910 Bottom 6% higher than 6% 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 (this entry) | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 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% |
$36,910 · 6th 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 Library Assistants, Clerical; 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
- Library Assistants, Clerical: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $36910
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-6.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
12,800
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-5,600
84,500 (2024) → 78,900 (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 Library Assistants, Clerical roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
- ▸ Open and close library during specified hours and secure library equipment, such as computers and audio-visual equipment.
- ▸ Locate library materials for patrons, including books, periodicals, tape cassettes, Braille volumes, and pictures.
- ▸ Classify and catalog items according to content and purpose.
- ▸ Enter and update patrons' records on computers.
- ▸ Answer routine inquiries and refer patrons in need of professional assistance to librarians.
- ▸ Manage reserve materials by placing items on reserve for library patrons, checking items in and out of library, and removing out-of-date items.
- ▸ Lend, reserve, and collect books, periodicals, videotapes, and other materials at circulation desks and process materials for inter-library loans.
- ▸ Instruct patrons on how to use reference sources, card catalogs, and automated information systems.
- ▸ Inspect returned books for condition and due-date status and compute any applicable fines.
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
Library Assistants, Clerical 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 | $24,480 |
| 2016 | $25,220 |
| 2017 | $25,810 |
| 2018 | $26,500 |
| 2019 | $27,490 |
| 2020 | $28,730 |
| 2021 | $29,450 |
| 2022 | $31,150 |
| 2023 | $34,020 |
| 2024 | $36,010 |
| 2025 | $36,910 |
2015 median
$24,480
2025 median
$36,910
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$9,420 (+34.3%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $24,480 | First banked release | 100,090 |
| May 2016 | $25,220 | +3.0% | 98,560 |
| May 2017 | $25,810 | +2.3% | 94,140 |
| May 2018 | $26,500 | +2.7% | 88,970 |
| May 2019 | $27,490 | Classification break | 85,910 |
| May 2020 | $28,730 | +4.5% | 84,560 |
| May 2021 | $29,450 | +2.5% | 78,470 |
| May 2022 | $31,150 | +5.8% | 77,660 |
| May 2023 | $34,020 | +9.2% | 83,680 |
| May 2024 | $36,010 | +5.8% | 80,070 |
| May 2025 | $36,910 | +2.5% | 85,520 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $24,480 in May 2015 to $36,910 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 85,910 in May 2019 to 85,520 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 | $59,390 | +61% above national |
| 2 | California | $47,860 | +30% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $47,540 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Nevada | $46,620 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Maryland | $45,910 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $44,800 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $42,520 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $42,270 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Minnesota | $39,970 | +8% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $39,780 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $39,610 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Connecticut | $39,100 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Montana | $39,070 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Arizona | $38,110 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Wyoming | $38,040 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Virginia | $38,020 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Maine | $37,890 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Florida | $37,880 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Tennessee | $37,410 | +1% above national |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $37,400 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Hawaii | $37,110 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Delaware | $37,090 | same as national |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $36,610 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Vermont | $36,430 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Georgia | $36,410 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Colorado | $36,130 | 2% below national |
| 27 | New York | $35,990 | 2% below national |
| 28 | New Mexico | $35,250 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Illinois | $34,680 | 6% below national |
| 30 | North Carolina | $34,550 | 6% below national |
| 31 | North Dakota | $34,530 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Michigan | $34,510 | 7% below national |
| 33 | South Carolina | $33,980 | 8% below national |
| 34 | Idaho | $33,960 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Missouri | $33,760 | 9% below national |
| 36 | Kentucky | $33,690 | 9% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $33,480 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Utah | $32,690 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $31,550 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Arkansas | $31,100 | 16% below national |
| 42 | West Virginia | $30,800 | 17% below national |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $30,690 | 17% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $29,640 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $29,620 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Iowa | $29,480 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Indiana | $28,900 | 22% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $28,110 | 24% below national |
| 49 | Nebraska | $28,080 | 24% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $27,530 | 25% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $23,110 | 37% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $63,000 | +71% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,780 | +70% above national |
| 3 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $54,590 | +48% above national |
| 4 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $51,460 | +39% above national |
| 5 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $51,410 | +39% above national |
| 6 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $50,940 | +38% above national |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $50,560 | +37% above national |
| 8 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,180 | +36% above national |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | $50,000 | +35% above national |
| 10 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $49,000 | +33% above national |
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $48,890 | +32% above national |
| 12 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,470 | +31% above national |
| 13 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $48,220 | +31% above national |
| 14 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,120 | +30% above national |
| 15 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $47,850 | +30% above national |
| 16 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $47,830 | +30% above national |
| 17 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $47,780 | +29% above national |
| 18 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,770 | +29% above national |
| 19 | Redding, CA | $47,420 | +28% above national |
| 20 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,160 | +28% above national |
| 21 | Reno, NV | $47,050 | +27% above national |
| 22 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,980 | +27% above national |
| 23 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,940 | +27% above national |
| 24 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,820 | +27% above national |
| 25 | Flagstaff, AZ | $46,710 | +27% above national |
| 26 | Visalia, CA | $46,690 | +26% above national |
| 27 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $46,460 | +26% above national |
| 28 | Modesto, CA | $46,400 | +26% above national |
| 29 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,300 | +25% above national |
| 30 | Madison, WI | $46,290 | +25% above national |
| 31 | Fresno, CA | $46,250 | +25% above national |
| 32 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,890 | +24% above national |
| 33 | Duluth, MN-WI | $45,650 | +24% above national |
| 34 | Merced, CA | $45,610 | +24% above national |
| 35 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,500 | +23% above national |
| 36 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $45,480 | +23% above national |
| 37 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $45,140 | +22% above national |
| 38 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,820 | +21% above national |
| 39 | Bellingham, WA | $44,440 | +20% above national |
| 40 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $43,950 | +19% above national |
| 41 | El Centro, CA | $43,470 | +18% above national |
| 42 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $43,450 | +18% above national |
| 43 | Salinas, CA | $43,390 | +18% above national |
| 44 | Eau Claire, WI | $42,170 | +14% above national |
| 45 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $41,860 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Boulder, CO | $41,340 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $41,260 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $41,210 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $41,070 | +11% above national |
| 50 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $40,710 | +10% above national |
| 51 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $40,630 | +10% above national |
| 52 | Wausau, WI | $40,630 | +10% above national |
| 53 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $40,520 | +10% above national |
| 54 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $40,490 | +10% above national |
| 55 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $40,420 | +10% above national |
| 56 | Lawrence, KS | $40,270 | +9% above national |
| 57 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $40,190 | +9% above national |
| 58 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $40,020 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Gainesville, FL | $39,930 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $39,900 | +8% above national |
| 61 | Burlington, NC | $39,900 | +8% above national |
| 62 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $39,870 | +8% above national |
| 63 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $39,810 | +8% above national |
| 64 | Springfield, MA | $39,770 | +8% above national |
| 65 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $39,600 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Barnstable Town, MA | $39,520 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,460 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $39,330 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $39,310 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $39,290 | +6% above national |
| 71 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,180 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $39,050 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Vallejo, CA | $38,900 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,830 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $38,800 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Worcester, MA | $38,740 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Midland, MI | $38,720 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $38,640 | +5% above national |
| 79 | New Haven, CT | $38,430 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Salem, OR | $38,420 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Casper, WY | $38,400 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,390 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $38,310 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Appleton, WI | $38,300 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Richmond, VA | $38,230 | +4% above national |
| 86 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $38,140 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Tucson, AZ | $38,110 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Sheboygan, WI | $38,090 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,920 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,910 | +3% above national |
| 91 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $37,860 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Pittsfield, MA | $37,860 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Ithaca, NY | $37,800 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,800 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,790 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $37,590 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Jacksonville, FL | $37,570 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Wilmington, NC | $37,500 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $37,350 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $37,290 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $37,200 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Asheville, NC | $37,180 | +1% above national |
| 103 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $37,110 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $36,990 | same as national |
| 105 | Green Bay, WI | $36,970 | same as national |
| 106 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $36,970 | same as national |
| 107 | Tallahassee, FL | $36,940 | same as national |
| 108 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $36,930 | same as national |
| 109 | Battle Creek, MI | $36,910 | same as national |
| 110 | Yakima, WA | $36,860 | same as national |
| 111 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,670 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Rochester, MN | $36,620 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $36,610 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Kingston, NY | $36,540 | 1% below national |
| 115 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,510 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Chico, CA | $36,470 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Toledo, OH | $36,360 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Columbus, OH | $36,290 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,260 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Twin Falls, ID | $36,230 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Colorado Springs, CO | $36,110 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Charlottesville, VA | $36,080 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $36,010 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $35,900 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Knoxville, TN | $35,890 | 3% below national |
| 126 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $35,860 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,730 | 3% below national |
| 128 | Logan, UT-ID | $35,710 | 3% below national |
| 129 | Roanoke, VA | $35,630 | 3% below national |
| 130 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,620 | 3% below national |
| 131 | State College, PA | $35,370 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Morgantown, WV | $35,250 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,160 | 5% below national |
| 134 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $35,160 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $35,090 | 5% below national |
| 136 | Syracuse, NY | $35,040 | 5% below national |
| 137 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $34,970 | 5% below national |
| 138 | Pocatello, ID | $34,930 | 5% below national |
| 139 | Rochester, NY | $34,870 | 6% below national |
| 140 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,720 | 6% below national |
| 141 | Cleveland, OH | $34,610 | 6% below national |
| 142 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34,590 | 6% below national |
| 143 | Dubuque, IA | $34,590 | 6% below national |
| 144 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,540 | 6% below national |
| 145 | Boise City, ID | $34,520 | 6% below national |
| 146 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $34,520 | 6% below national |
| 147 | Ann Arbor, MI | $34,510 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Vineland, NJ | $34,510 | 7% below national |
| 149 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $34,320 | 7% below national |
| 150 | Decatur, IL | $34,280 | 7% below national |
| 151 | Utica-Rome, NY | $34,280 | 7% below national |
| 152 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $34,270 | 7% below national |
| 153 | Idaho Falls, ID | $34,220 | 7% below national |
| 154 | Baton Rouge, LA | $34,130 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Jackson, MI | $34,120 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $34,090 | 8% below national |
| 157 | Glens Falls, NY | $34,070 | 8% below national |
| 158 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $33,900 | 8% below national |
| 159 | Owensboro, KY | $33,790 | 8% below national |
| 160 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $33,760 | 9% below national |
| 161 | Springfield, OH | $33,740 | 9% below national |
| 162 | Iowa City, IA | $33,690 | 9% below national |
| 163 | Springfield, IL | $33,620 | 9% below national |
| 164 | Peoria, IL | $33,530 | 9% below national |
| 165 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $33,510 | 9% below national |
| 166 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $33,480 | 9% below national |
| 167 | Lawton, OK | $33,480 | 9% below national |
| 168 | Pittsburgh, PA | $33,380 | 10% below national |
| 169 | Bowling Green, KY | $33,330 | 10% below national |
| 170 | Kankakee, IL | $33,290 | 10% below national |
| 171 | Wichita, KS | $33,220 | 10% below national |
| 172 | Columbia, SC | $33,200 | 10% below national |
| 173 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $33,120 | 10% below national |
| 174 | Manhattan, KS | $32,710 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $32,690 | 11% below national |
| 176 | St. George, UT | $32,690 | 11% below national |
| 177 | Rockford, IL | $32,420 | 12% below national |
| 178 | Flint, MI | $32,340 | 12% below national |
| 179 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $32,320 | 12% below national |
| 180 | Binghamton, NY | $32,240 | 13% below national |
| 181 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $32,220 | 13% below national |
| 182 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $32,150 | 13% below national |
| 183 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $32,140 | 13% below national |
| 184 | Lynchburg, VA | $32,090 | 13% below national |
| 185 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $32,060 | 13% below national |
| 186 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $31,950 | 13% below national |
| 187 | Oklahoma City, OK | $31,850 | 14% below national |
| 188 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $31,810 | 14% below national |
| 189 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $31,760 | 14% below national |
| 190 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $31,750 | 14% below national |
| 191 | Greeley, CO | $31,720 | 14% below national |
| 192 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $31,460 | 15% below national |
| 193 | Winston-Salem, NC | $31,360 | 15% below national |
| 194 | Bloomington, IL | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 195 | Ogden, UT | $31,090 | 16% below national |
| 196 | Birmingham, AL | $31,040 | 16% below national |
| 197 | Fort Wayne, IN | $31,000 | 16% below national |
| 198 | Mansfield, OH | $30,880 | 16% below national |
| 199 | Charleston, WV | $30,810 | 17% below national |
| 200 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $30,800 | 17% below national |
| 201 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $30,750 | 17% below national |
| 202 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $30,620 | 17% below national |
| 203 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $30,430 | 18% below national |
| 204 | Bay City, MI | $30,330 | 18% below national |
| 205 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $30,220 | 18% below national |
| 206 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30,140 | 18% below national |
| 207 | Monroe, MI | $30,130 | 18% below national |
| 208 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $30,100 | 18% below national |
| 209 | Ames, IA | $30,070 | 19% below national |
| 210 | Bloomington, IN | $30,060 | 19% below national |
| 211 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $30,020 | 19% below national |
| 212 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $30,010 | 19% below national |
| 213 | Niles, MI | $29,930 | 19% below national |
| 214 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $29,870 | 19% below national |
| 215 | Winchester, VA-WV | $29,830 | 19% below national |
| 216 | Traverse City, MI | $29,790 | 19% below national |
| 217 | Kokomo, IN | $29,640 | 20% below national |
| 218 | Akron, OH | $29,530 | 20% below national |
| 219 | Topeka, KS | $29,430 | 20% below national |
| 220 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $29,420 | 20% below national |
| 221 | Saginaw, MI | $29,370 | 20% below national |
| 222 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $29,210 | 21% below national |
| 223 | Fargo, ND-MN | $29,070 | 21% below national |
| 224 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $28,980 | 21% below national |
| 225 | Joplin, MO-KS | $28,600 | 23% below national |
| 226 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $28,600 | 23% below national |
| 227 | Springfield, MO | $28,600 | 23% below national |
| 228 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $28,590 | 23% below national |
| 229 | Erie, PA | $28,540 | 23% below national |
| 230 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,500 | 23% below national |
| 231 | El Paso, TX | $28,350 | 23% below national |
| 232 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $28,340 | 23% below national |
| 233 | Tulsa, OK | $28,300 | 23% below national |
| 234 | Terre Haute, IN | $28,240 | 23% below national |
| 235 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,180 | 24% below national |
| 236 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $28,140 | 24% below national |
| 237 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $28,140 | 24% below national |
| 238 | Jackson, MS | $28,110 | 24% below national |
| 239 | Lincoln, NE | $28,080 | 24% below national |
| 240 | Omaha, NE-IA | $28,080 | 24% below national |
| 241 | Lancaster, PA | $27,950 | 24% below national |
| 242 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $27,940 | 24% below national |
| 243 | York-Hanover, PA | $27,890 | 24% below national |
| 244 | Williamsport, PA | $27,690 | 25% below national |
| 245 | Chambersburg, PA | $27,590 | 25% below national |
| 246 | Gettysburg, PA | $27,310 | 26% below national |
| 247 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $27,230 | 26% below national |
| 248 | Reading, PA | $27,130 | 26% below national |
| 249 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $26,790 | 27% below national |
| 250 | Spartanburg, SC | $26,750 | 28% below national |
| 251 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $26,610 | 28% below national |
| 252 | Huntsville, AL | $25,920 | 30% below national |
| 253 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $25,890 | 30% below national |
| 254 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $25,220 | 32% below national |
| 255 | Florence, SC | $25,040 | 32% below national |
| 256 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $24,790 | 33% below national |
| 257 | Montgomery, AL | $24,410 | 34% below national |
| 258 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,340 | 34% below national |
| 259 | Evansville, IN | $24,160 | 35% below national |
| 260 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $23,300 | 37% below national |
| 261 | Ponce, PR | $22,900 | 38% below national |
| 262 | Lebanon, PA | $22,450 | 39% below national |
| 263 | Monroe, LA | $21,850 | 41% below national |
| 264 | Johnstown, PA | $21,780 | 41% below national |
| 265 | Cleveland, TN | $21,700 | 41% below national |
| 266 | Lubbock, TX | $20,700 | 44% 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 ($36,910 here) and reported employment (85,520 jobs here).
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Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
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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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