File Clerks Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 411 metro areas

Top-paying metros for File Clerks

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $59,480 600
Santa Cruz, CA $58,780 60
San Luis Obispo, CA $58,300 50
District of Columbia $57,560 180
Gainesville, FL $55,650 200
Hanford, CA $53,860 30

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $44,840 90
      Alaska $44,030 220
      Anchorage, AK $41,530 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $42,240 50
      Alabama $36,030 180
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $41,640 80
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,360 30
      Little Rock, AR $37,350 80
      Arkansas $36,870 360
      North Arkansas $30,670 50
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $43,550 50
      Phoenix, AZ $43,040 1,460
      Arizona $41,390 2,110
      Yuma, AZ $41,100 60
      Prescott Valley, AZ $40,650 80
      Arizona $39,900 110
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $39,520 50
      Tucson, AZ $39,360 240
      Sierra Vista, AZ $38,740 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $59,480 600
      Santa Cruz, CA $58,780 60
      San Luis Obispo, CA $58,300 50
      Hanford, CA $53,860 30
      Modesto, CA $51,330 140
      Santa Rosa, CA $49,420 120
      Salinas, CA $48,980 70
      Napa, CA $48,500 60
      Stockton, CA $48,080 130
      San Francisco, CA $47,990 1,230
      San Diego, CA $47,330 1,070
      Sacramento, CA $46,940 520
      California $46,920 9,740
      Riverside, CA $46,400 890
      Los Angeles, CA $45,940 3,380
      Merced, CA $45,770 30
      Santa Maria, CA $44,330 80
      Vallejo, CA $44,320 80
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $43,420 40
      Oxnard, CA $41,600 260
      Redding, CA $41,440 50
      Bakersfield, CA $41,380 190
      Visalia, CA $40,300 100
      Fresno, CA $39,830 220
      Chico, CA $39,250 —
      North Coast Region of California $38,310 40
      El Centro, CA $37,170 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $44,780 70
      Northwest Colorado $43,260 40
      Denver, CO $43,180 850
      Greeley, CO $42,770 50
      Fort Collins, CO $42,180 110
      Colorado $41,520 1,550
      Colorado Springs, CO $38,980 150
      Southwest Colorado $38,960 80
      Grand Junction, CO $35,450 50
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $35,080 90
      Pueblo, CO $32,600 70
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $46,140 120
      Norwich, CT $43,520 —
      New Haven, CT $42,120 60
      Connecticut $42,090 420
      Waterbury, CT $35,060 50
      Bridgeport, CT $34,010 130
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $47,830 1,060
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $38,660 110
      Delaware $37,270 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gainesville, FL $55,650 200
      South Florida $44,360 60
      Wildwood, FL $44,300 40
      Sebastian, FL $43,820 30
      Naples, FL $43,180 40
      Cape Coral, FL $42,890 180
      Miami, FL $41,950 1,420
      North Port, FL $40,030 100
      Orlando, FL $39,750 1,100
      Pensacola, FL $39,750 120
      Florida $39,350 6,350
      Crestview, FL $38,730 30
      Jacksonville, FL $38,680 390
      Tampa, FL $38,380 1,180
      Deltona, FL $38,200 150
      Palm Bay, FL $37,960 200
      Lakeland, FL $37,890 110
      North Florida $37,440 100
      Panama City, FL $36,720 70
      Port St. Lucie, FL $36,160 50
      Tallahassee, FL $35,960 360
      Ocala, FL $28,250 130
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $41,640 1,180
      Gainesville, GA $40,360 50
      Savannah, GA $39,250 60
      Augusta, GA-SC $38,220 80
      Georgia $37,520 2,100
      Valdosta, GA $35,370 30
      Rome, GA $35,130 40
      North Georgia $34,030 80
      South Georgia $31,940 110
      Middle Georgia $31,220 70
      East Georgia $27,100 60
      Macon, GA $26,820 30
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $32,360 —
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $48,460 50
      Hawaii $46,250 140
      Urban Honolulu, HI $46,230 90
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $48,060 100
      Waterloo, IA $46,710 50
      Des Moines, IA $46,700 90
      Iowa $44,930 430
      Davenport, IA-IL $42,470 60
      Southeast Iowa $38,980 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,860 40
      Boise City, ID $42,110 300
      Idaho $40,340 520
      Idaho Falls, ID $38,340 70
      Southeast-Central Idaho $36,370 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Champaign, IL $49,920 60
      Chicago, IL-IN $47,570 2,580
      Illinois $46,320 3,740
      Peoria, IL $45,840 190
      Springfield, IL $41,600 100
      Decatur, IL $40,410 30
      West Central Illinois $39,680 80
      East Central Illinois $39,220 60
      South Illinois $38,200 70
      Northwest Illinois $37,870 90
      Bloomington, IL $36,820 50
      Rockford, IL $36,300 100
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $43,510 40
      Terre Haute, IN $42,980 30
      Northern Indiana $40,670 80
      Indianapolis, IN $40,210 840
      Fort Wayne, IN $39,300 120
      Indiana $38,790 1,970
      Southern Indiana $37,380 90
      South Bend, IN-MI $37,370 80
      Evansville, IN $36,070 100
      Central Indiana $36,010 80
      Bloomington, IN $35,590 50
      Muncie, IN $35,370 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $39,150 170
      Kansas $39,070 680
      Topeka, KS $37,710 60
      Kansas $37,050 140
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,460 150
      Lexington, KY $38,080 40
      Kentucky $33,530 280
      Central Kentucky $27,420 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Louisiana $39,600 40
      New Orleans, LA $32,920 200
      Shreveport, LA $30,960 40
      Lafayette, LA $30,630 40
      Baton Rouge, LA $30,350 240
      Southwest Louisiana $30,070 30
      Louisiana $30,030 740
      Lake Charles, LA $28,610 40
      Houma, LA $27,240 40
      Monroe, LA $27,080 30
      Slidell, LA $26,530 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MA $53,520 60
      Worcester, MA $48,080 90
      Boston, MA-NH $47,140 590
      Massachusetts $46,570 790
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $51,990 40
      Maryland $44,610 850
      Baltimore, MD $43,220 440
      Maryland $42,140 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $42,480 90
      Maine $40,550 190
      Southwest Maine $37,920 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Muskegon, MI $48,840 30
      Battle Creek, MI $46,720 30
      Ann Arbor, MI $45,750 100
      Grand Rapids, MI $45,320 230
      Detroit, MI $42,890 950
      Michigan $42,640 2,090
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $42,640 60
      Kalamazoo, MI $42,150 50
      Southern Michigan $41,530 60
      Mid Michigan $41,200 110
      Flint, MI $39,800 50
      Northern Michigan $39,630 40
      Lansing, MI $39,050 120
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Minnesota $45,960 40
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $45,310 470
      Minnesota $45,310 730
      St. Cloud, MN $43,920 60
      Duluth, MN-WI $43,150 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $42,620 440
      Columbia, MO $40,030 50
      St. Louis, MO-IL $39,310 620
      Missouri $37,230 970
      Central Missouri $35,640 30
      Springfield, MO $35,160 70
      Southeast Missouri $31,870 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $35,350 80
      Jackson, MS $32,960 140
      Gulfport, MS $30,140 60
      Lower East Mississippi $28,780 50
      West Delta Mississippi $28,570 40
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Montana $39,370 120
      East-Central Montana $38,530 80
      Southwest Montana $36,290 50
      Montana $36,160 600
      Helena, MT $35,690 50
      Billings, MT $35,160 110
      Great Falls, MT $33,370 50
      Missoula, MT $27,940 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $47,400 140
      Raleigh, NC $45,660 390
      Charlotte, NC-SC $45,040 660
      North Carolina $43,450 2,210
      Central North Carolina $42,370 160
      Asheville, NC $42,000 70
      Wilmington, NC $41,920 50
      Greensboro, NC $41,280 120
      Fayetteville, NC $40,080 80
      Hickory, NC $39,000 50
      Winston, NC $38,750 150
      Eastern North Carolina $37,470 100
      Western North Carolina $35,690 70
      Greenville, NC $35,270 30
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $42,040 30
      North Dakota $41,900 70
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $40,890 320
      Lincoln, NE $39,640 130
      Nebraska $38,700 860
      Northeast Nebraska $37,810 120
      Northwest Nebraska $37,430 30
      South Nebraska $35,010 150
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $44,120 40
      Manchester, NH $43,210 70
      New Hampshire $42,650 250
      Central New Hampshire $39,410 50
      Northern New Hampshire $37,440 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $44,530 2,690
      Trenton, NJ $44,260 130
      Atlantic City, NJ $42,930 130
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $42,370 50
      Eastern New Mexico $40,400 40
      Farmington, NM $37,250 30
      Albuquerque, NM $37,040 150
      New Mexico $36,860 420
      Las Cruces, NM $36,600 110
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $44,260 30
      Reno, NV $39,880 120
      Nevada $37,740 960
      Las Vegas, NV $37,700 770
      Carson City, NV $37,250 30
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $44,780 5,150
      New York $43,060 4,450
      Albany, NY $40,650 220
      Central East New York $38,890 50
      Syracuse, NY $38,830 120
      Capital/Northern New York $38,580 50
      Southwest New York $38,570 40
      Kiryas Joel, NY $37,960 60
      Buffalo, NY $37,880 220
      Rochester, NY $37,260 190
      Utica, NY $36,760 40
      Binghamton, NY $34,250 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $49,030 100
      Columbus, OH $45,530 430
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,160 300
      Ohio $42,620 1,920
      Cleveland, OH $41,880 370
      West Northwestern Ohio $41,690 60
      Akron, OH $41,530 110
      Dayton, OH $40,920 100
      Southern Ohio $39,800 100
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,530 60
      Eastern Ohio $39,140 50
      Youngstown, OH $37,790 40
      Canton, OH $32,940 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $42,120 430
      Oklahoma City, OK $39,450 640
      Oklahoma $38,880 1,460
      Northwest Oklahoma $35,520 50
      Southeast Oklahoma $34,480 120
      Northeast Oklahoma $33,530 80
      Lawton, OK $29,960 40
      Southwest Oklahoma $28,110 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Medford, OR $53,840 40
      Eastern Oregon $51,770 40
      Portland, OR-WA $50,920 430
      Oregon $49,340 950
      Coast Oregon $48,360 90
      Salem, OR $44,260 160
      Eugene, OR $41,020 70
      Bend, OR $40,400 60
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $57,560 180
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $47,690 170
      Lancaster, PA $45,750 60
      Allentown, PA-NJ $45,670 130
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,180 1,320
      York, PA $41,640 30
      State College, PA $41,480 150
      Pennsylvania $41,230 2,570
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $40,360 110
      Reading, PA $40,180 40
      Chambersburg, PA $39,730 40
      Central Pennsylvania $39,290 70
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $39,120 60
      Pittsburgh, PA $38,760 530
      Erie, PA $37,780 70
      Scranton, PA $36,540 70
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $30,010 100
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $25,380 300
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $48,440 90
      Providence, RI-MA $44,780 140
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $46,300 30
      Charleston, SC $42,490 130
      Spartanburg, SC $39,980 50
      Columbia, SC $39,950 310
      South Carolina $38,860 1,020
      Greenville, SC $38,080 190
      Northeastern South Carolina $34,680 40
      Myrtle Beach, SC $34,660 50
      Northwestern South Carolina $34,200 40
      Florence, SC $33,960 60
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $37,350 —
      South Dakota $36,360 —
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $45,890 900
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,870 380
      East Tennessee $42,980 100
      Tennessee $41,970 2,750
      North Central Tennessee $41,650 110
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $41,500 180
      Clarksville, TN-KY $40,410 90
      Knoxville, TN $40,360 350
      Cleveland, TN $40,340 30
      Kingsport, TN-VA $40,300 60
      Jackson, TN $37,900 130
      West Tennessee $37,180 90
      Johnson City, TN $35,790 70
      Morristown, TN $35,690 30
      South Central Tennessee $27,850 —
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $41,480 120
      Austin, TX $40,570 1,030
      Dallas, TX $39,750 3,970
      San Antonio, TX $38,750 1,000
      Abilene, TX $37,490 80
      Houston, TX $37,460 2,620
      Texas $37,400 12,820
      Waco, TX $37,390 140
      Amarillo, TX $36,800 100
      Corpus Christi, TX $36,550 160
      Border Region of Texas $36,340 40
      Victoria, TX $36,080 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $35,930 150
      Killeen, TX $35,580 150
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,360 200
      Tyler, TX $35,320 80
      Northwestern Region of Texas $35,100 230
      El Paso, TX $34,660 340
      Texarkana, TX-AR $34,510 40
      Wichita Falls, TX $34,220 40
      Odessa, TX $34,120 50
      North Region of Texas $33,720 300
      San Angelo, TX $33,680 40
      College Station, TX $33,650 120
      Lubbock, TX $33,640 160
      Eagle Pass, TX $33,350 30
      Laredo, TX $33,280 190
      Beaumont, TX $31,920 150
      McAllen, TX $31,230 240
      Sherman, TX $30,170 40
      Brownsville, TX $30,090 220
      Longview, TX $29,060 100
      Eastern Region of Texas $28,000 120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $40,680 270
      Provo, UT $39,680 70
      High Desert Utah $38,880 30
      Utah $38,670 580
      St. George, UT $36,550 90
      Ogden, UT $34,890 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $47,130 260
      Lynchburg, VA $45,030 30
      Virginia $44,290 1,420
      Charlottesville, VA $41,930 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $39,710 250
      Roanoke, VA $37,040 60
      Southside Virginia $36,660 30
      Blacksburg, VA $35,400 40
      West Virginia $35,110 230
      Northern West Virginia $26,360 60
      Harrisonburg, VA $25,810 70
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $39,890 90
      Burlington, VT $39,450 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $48,160 40
      Washington $47,100 590
      Seattle, WA $45,650 430
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Janesville, WI $46,000 40
      Racine, WI $45,900 50
      Oshkosh, WI $45,820 60
      Sheboygan, WI $45,760 40
      La Crosse, WI-MN $45,380 50
      Madison, WI $45,260 300
      South Central Wisconsin $44,980 80
      Milwaukee, WI $44,850 470
      Wisconsin $44,650 1,660
      Green Bay, WI $44,530 80
      Appleton, WI $44,510 50
      Kenosha, WI $44,260 30
      Eau Claire, WI $44,220 50
      Northeastern Wisconsin $42,260 110
      Wausau, WI $41,850 40
      Western Wisconsin $39,330 50
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $41,530 40
      Charleston, WV $37,420 70
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $31,410 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $34,770 40