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Office Clerks, General Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Office Clerks, Generals in the United States earn a median salary of $43,630/year ($20.97/hr). Salaries range from $29,120 to $63,840 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$29K
10th percentile
$35K
25th percentile
$44K
Median
$53K
75th percentile
$64K
90th percentile

Office Clerks, General salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
District of Columbia$53K$25.53/hr6,340
Alaska$51K$24.71/hr4,090
Washington$50K$24/hr48,360
North Dakota$49K$23.51/hr8,950
Massachusetts$49K$23.51/hr50,180
New Hampshire$49K$23.32/hr13,710
Oregon$48K$23.25/hr28,240
New Jersey$48K$23.07/hr71,140
California$48K$23.04/hr306,000
Vermont$47K$22.66/hr5,120
Minnesota$47K$22.61/hr55,710
Rhode Island$47K$22.41/hr8,360
Connecticut$46K$22.35/hr25,750
Maryland$46K$22.3/hr29,270
Arizona$46K$22.25/hr53,120
Virginia$45K$21.7/hr62,540
New York$45K$21.45/hr133,060
Montana$44K$21.2/hr11,350
Michigan$44K$21.13/hr89,290
Illinois$44K$21.07/hr103,580
Pennsylvania$44K$20.96/hr118,680
Maine$44K$20.92/hr11,670
Wisconsin$43K$20.9/hr52,520
Indiana$43K$20.88/hr66,160
Nevada$43K$20.86/hr19,120
Ohio$43K$20.79/hr88,120
Florida$43K$20.54/hr191,350
Idaho$43K$20.47/hr22,460
Wyoming$42K$20.29/hr7,010
Iowa$42K$20.29/hr24,280
Hawaii$42K$20.04/hr13,720
Delaware$42K$20/hr6,710
Utah$42K$19.97/hr36,950
Missouri$40K$19.4/hr57,870
Georgia$39K$18.96/hr79,450
North Carolina$39K$18.93/hr70,600
Texas$38K$18.03/hr200,960
Tennessee$37K$17.87/hr52,550
South Carolina$37K$17.78/hr45,700
Nebraska$37K$17.74/hr10,870
South Dakota$37K$17.72/hr1,980
Oklahoma$37K$17.56/hr31,750
Arkansas$36K$17.54/hr30,390
New Mexico$36K$17.46/hr14,270
Kentucky$36K$17.31/hr29,400
West Virginia$34K$16.42/hr10,950
Mississippi$32K$15.62/hr18,290
Kansas$31K$14.99/hr2,570
Alabama$30K$14.63/hr15,810
Louisiana$30K$14.51/hr34,950

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$56K14,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$56K35,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$54K3,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$54K25,540
Fairbanks-College, AK$53K350
Anchorage, AK$51K2,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$51K41,220
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$51K1,570
Bismarck, ND$50K1,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$50K15,920
Vallejo, CA$50K2,350
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$50K3,380
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50K35,480
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49K28,550
Manchester-Nashua, NH$49K3,400
Minot, ND$49K700
Napa, CA$49K1,210
Barnstable Town, MA$49K1,680
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49K1,840
Salinas, CA$49K2,760
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49K780
Rochester, MN$48K1,790
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$48K1,840
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$48K1,280
Fargo, ND-MN$48K2,800
Bellingham, WA$48K1,460
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$48K22,020
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48K35,890
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$48K6,840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$48K5,590
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