How much do Information and Record Clerks, All Other make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Information and Record Clerks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $42,570 and the 90th percentile is $66,570. The difference is $24,000, which is 43.7% 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 $47,940 to the 75th at $62,160, covers $14,220.

The mean annual wage is $55,810, which sits above the median of $54,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 11% higher than the national median of $49,500 for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,939, which is 15% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 62.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $33,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information and Record Clerks, All Other at $56,939 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. Asheville, NC ranks 2nd of 21 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).).

• Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $48,380 and employment of 110. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,022, against $56,939 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $33,680 and employment of 70. That median is 38.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,063, against $56,939 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $47,340 and employment of 70. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,761, against $56,939 here.

Employment share

Information and Record Clerks, All Other accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (200 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (134,920 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.