How much do File Clerks make in Chico, CA?

Percentile spread

For File Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $57,560. The difference is $23,240, which is 59.2% 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 $35,990 to the 75th at $56,580, covers $20,590.

The mean annual wage is $44,830, which sits above the median of $39,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chico, CA median is 10% lower than the national median of $43,600 for File Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,786, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20% lower than the California median of $49,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chico, CA is 101.197, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts File Clerks at $38,786 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for File Clerks. Chico, CA ranks 13th of 14 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).).

• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 68 miles away, with a median of $49,040 and employment of 480. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,974, against $38,786 here.
• Redding, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $39,110 and employment of 40. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,844, against $38,786 here.
• Napa, CA is 89 miles away, with a median of $55,980 and employment of 40. That median is 42.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,736, against $38,786 here.