How much do Office Clerks, General make in Columbus, IN?

Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $30,440 and the 90th percentile is $62,030. The difference is $31,590, which is 69.2% 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 $36,400 to the 75th at $50,930, covers $14,530.

The mean annual wage is $45,630, which sits above the median of $45,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, IN median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,052, which is 9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Indiana median of $44,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, IN is 93.003, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $49,052 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Columbus, IN ranks 3rd of 30 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).).

• Bloomington, IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $43,570 and employment of 970. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,823, against $49,052 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 42 miles away, with a median of $45,930 and employment of 18,280. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,996, against $49,052 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $41,290 and employment of 10,480. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,363, against $49,052 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.6% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, IN (790 of 49,820). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.