Office Clerks, General salary

What Office Clerks, General earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 2,464,940 Office Clerks, General jobs — 1.6% of all US employment. The national median wage is $45,010 a year ($21.64 an hour) and the mean is $46,420 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$22.32	$46,420
10th percentile	$14.57	$30,310
25th percentile	$17.48	$36,350
Median (50th percentile)	$21.64	$45,010
75th percentile	$26.11	$54,300
90th percentile	$31.10	$64,680

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$53,990	$25.96	16,320	+20.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$53,290	$25.62	27,460	+18.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$52,000	$25.00	37,590	+15.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$51,880	$24.94	39,410	+15.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$50,710	$24.38	34,480	+12.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$50,640	$24.35	15,920	+12.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$49,920	$24.00	28,470	+10.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,790	$23.46	35,610	+8.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,100	$23.13	112,270	+6.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,680	$22.92	34,540	+5.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$47,670	$22.92	136,580	+5.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$47,060	$22.62	45,660	+4.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$46,330	$22.28	66,840	+2.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,270	$22.24	27,620	+2.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$46,250	$22.24	10,880	+2.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$45,810	$22.02	34,570	+1.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$45,680	$21.96	23,680	+1.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$44,980	$21.63	22,540	-0.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,870	$21.57	16,400	-0.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,730	$21.51	61,160	-0.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$44,060	$21.18	52,740	-2.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,010	$21.16	16,390	-2.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$43,740	$21.03	22,330	-2.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$43,330	$20.83	40,710	-3.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$40,370	$19.41	50,040	-10.3%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.