SOC 43-9061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Clerks, General make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Ann Arbor, MI is $38,350. The 10th percentile is $33,840 and the 90th percentile is $66,560. Employment is 5,460.

Median annual wage

$38,350

10th percentile
$33,840
25th percentile
$34,520
Median
$38,350
75th percentile
$52,910
90th percentile
$66,560
Mean
$45,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $33,840 and the 90th percentile is $66,560. The difference is $32,720, which is 85.3% 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 $34,520 to the 75th at $52,910, covers $18,390.

The mean annual wage is $45,310, which sits above the median of $38,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,015, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.4% lower than the Michigan median of $44,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $38,015 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 31st of 32 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).).

  • Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $44,260 and employment of 990. That median is 15.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,225, against $38,015 here.
  • Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $41,540 and employment of 870. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,432, against $38,015 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $45,810 and employment of 34,570. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,674, against $38,015 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 2.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (5,460 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Office Clerks, General make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Ann Arbor, MI is $38,350. The 10th percentile is $33,840 and the 90th percentile is $66,560. Employment is 5,460.

How does that compare with the national median for Office Clerks, General?

The local median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $45,010.

What is Office Clerks, General pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,350 is $38,015. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Office Clerks, General?

Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $44,260. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 31st of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.