How much do File Clerks make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For File Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $35,170 and the 90th percentile is $58,940. The difference is $23,770, which is 55.0% 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 $39,550 to the 75th at $51,030, covers $11,480.

The mean annual wage is $45,510, which sits above the median of $43,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $43,600 for File Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,428, which is 1.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $43,260.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts File Clerks at $44,428 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for File Clerks. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 7th of 26 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).).

• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $40,160 and employment of 50. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,386, against $44,428 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $40,100 and employment of 50. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,041, against $44,428 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $40,230 and employment of 200. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,708, against $44,428 here.