Manchester-Nashua, NH · SOC 43-9061
Office Clerks, General in Manchester-Nashua
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$49,570
per year in Manchester-Nashua
+10% above
National Median
$45,010
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$23.83/hr
median hourly
Employment
3,400
jobs in Manchester-Nashua
BLS metro-level wage data places Office Clerks, General pay in Manchester-Nashua, NH at a median of $49,570 per year ($23.83/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $45,010, Manchester-Nashua pays +10% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 3,400 office clerks, generals are employed across the Manchester-Nashua MSA in SOC 43-9061.
The Manchester-Nashua pay distribution spans from $33,910 at the 10th percentile to $72,470 at the 90th — a 2.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $41,000 and the 75th at $59,790, so half of Manchester-Nashua-based office clerks, generals earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Manchester-Nashua, NH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Manchester-Nashua
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$33,910
25th Percentile
$41,000
Median
$49,570
75th Percentile
$59,790
90th Percentile
$72,470
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