SOC 43-4071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

File Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$43,600

10th percentile: $31,200
25th percentile: $36,420
Median: $43,600
75th percentile: $51,770
90th percentile: $63,490
Mean: $45,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 73,440.

That median is 14.5% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for File Clerks.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	540	$39,520	$60,840	$92,110
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	60	$37,220	$60,530	$74,170
Salinas, CA	80	$36,330	$59,040	$77,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,640	$35,990	$58,320	$74,300
Vallejo, CA	60	$37,860	$56,750	$71,910
Napa, CA	40	$37,900	$55,980	$78,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	890	$40,920	$54,910	$79,660
Carson City, NV	40	$27,850	$54,820	$67,040
Greeley, CO	40	$39,190	$54,360	$71,890
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	90	$38,170	$54,240	$73,990
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	30	$35,880	$53,860	$70,070
Modesto, CA	100	$35,700	$52,830	$63,570
Medford, OR	40	$41,940	$52,780	$64,370
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	480	$38,140	$52,280	$68,270
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40	$30,090	$51,990	$59,310
Toledo, OH	100	$36,440	$50,840	$62,000
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	30	$31,340	$50,740	$60,920
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	450	$37,770	$50,680	$70,210
Salem, OR	130	$33,860	$50,390	$60,940
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50	$34,320	$50,260	$67,250

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most File Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,930	$37,330	$48,450	$79,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,260	$34,610	$44,710	$63,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,170	$29,730	$42,850	$66,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,640	$35,990	$58,320	$74,300
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2,580	$29,640	$41,400	$63,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,920	$30,420	$45,760	$60,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,700	$33,870	$43,270	$59,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,640	$31,710	$46,700	$60,830
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,530	$34,820	$44,460	$59,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,440	$32,220	$45,980	$62,290
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1,040	$32,130	$40,770	$57,580
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	890	$30,200	$46,400	$63,970
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	890	$40,920	$54,910	$79,660
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	880	$36,790	$47,720	$76,160
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	860	$33,280	$43,750	$57,900
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	840	$33,760	$37,750	$52,630
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	840	$30,200	$39,520	$61,680
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	820	$31,770	$42,990	$62,270
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	800	$35,360	$49,180	$67,970
Pittsburgh, PA	680	$32,270	$42,920	$56,600

States and territories

State estimates for File Clerks, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Oregon	970	$33,860	$50,660	$67,240
Hawaii	100	$32,190	$50,630	$64,660
Illinois	3,780	$32,120	$49,920	$73,040
Alaska	150	$34,370	$49,910	$65,030
California	9,520	$36,780	$49,040	$78,100
Massachusetts	600	$37,430	$48,310	$70,210
Vermont	70	$32,940	$47,540	$61,780
Minnesota	760	$39,250	$46,640	$61,840
Iowa	430	$33,390	$46,560	$63,480
Colorado	1,130	$35,140	$46,490	$62,550
Idaho	540	$29,600	$45,910	$50,460
Washington	520	$36,410	$45,830	$63,670
Wisconsin	1,550	$31,370	$45,130	$61,160
Maryland	880	$35,950	$44,920	$60,530
Connecticut	350	$34,010	$44,810	$68,190
New Jersey	2,310	$33,370	$44,400	$65,100
New Hampshire	300	$29,950	$44,390	$58,920
New York	2,590	$34,270	$44,340	$59,770
Nevada	1,110	$33,280	$44,150	$61,160
Michigan	1,820	$31,750	$43,950	$61,900
Maine	210	$37,430	$43,910	$51,860
Arizona	2,190	$34,820	$43,690	$56,950
North Carolina	1,970	$31,520	$43,260	$56,790
Tennessee	2,060	$26,460	$43,010	$59,020
Pennsylvania	2,830	$32,270	$42,920	$60,180
North Dakota	60	$37,650	$42,860	$59,020
Kansas	570	$31,940	$42,130	$56,430
Florida	6,180	$31,010	$41,750	$56,550
Utah	510	$31,240	$41,450	$53,160
Georgia	2,570	$29,740	$41,000	$59,710
Ohio	1,820	$27,190	$40,650	$57,410
Nebraska	750	$30,300	$40,640	$55,050
Delaware	Not available	$31,200	$39,940	$52,730
Virginia	2,110	$31,200	$39,900	$56,970
Indiana	1,430	$32,230	$39,740	$61,470
Texas	11,340	$27,380	$39,480	$61,800
South Carolina	1,210	$27,710	$39,350	$56,800
Kentucky	250	$27,450	$39,250	$57,280
Oklahoma	1,440	$27,980	$39,170	$57,990
Arkansas	310	$28,230	$38,470	$53,150
Missouri	1,000	$29,750	$38,400	$57,770
Montana	410	$25,150	$38,370	$49,660
Alabama	110	$30,320	$38,290	$61,930
New Mexico	340	$25,700	$37,700	$52,130
South Dakota	Not available	$31,930	$36,640	$37,900
Rhode Island	Not available	$32,390	$36,400	$62,840
Guam	Not available	$21,930	$32,360	$45,660
Louisiana	680	$20,920	$32,200	$44,150
West Virginia	260	$26,340	$31,600	$47,650
Mississippi	Not available	$25,210	$31,260	$44,200
Puerto Rico	330	$21,840	$25,700	$35,150
Wyoming	70	Not available	Not available	Not available

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for File Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for File Clerks is $43,600. Employment is 73,440.

How does File Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for File Clerks is 14.5% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for File Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $60,840.