How much do File Clerks make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For File Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $27,520 and the 90th percentile is $48,370. The difference is $20,850, which is 63.3% 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 $28,080 to the 75th at $38,080, covers $10,000.

The mean annual wage is $35,070, which sits above the median of $32,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 24.4% lower than the national median of $43,600 for File Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,014, which is 15.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Mississippi median of $31,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts File Clerks at $37,014 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for File Clerks. Jackson, MS ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Monroe, LA is 113 miles away, with a median of $27,080 and employment of 30. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,394, against $37,014 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 140 miles away, with a median of $26,530 and employment of 40. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,611, against $37,014 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 144 miles away, with a median of $32,160 and employment of 110. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,426, against $37,014 here.

Employment share

File Clerks accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (140 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.