How much do Correspondence Clerks make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Correspondence Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $35,960 and the 90th percentile is $51,080. The difference is $15,120, which is 31.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,660 to the 75th at $48,310, covers $5,650.

The mean annual wage is $46,340, which sits below the median of $48,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 3.2% higher than the national median of $46,800 for Correspondence Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,368, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Correspondence Clerks at $44,368 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Correspondence Clerks. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 138 miles away, with a median of $43,340 and employment of 40. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,261, against $44,368 here.