How much do Office Clerks, General make in Laredo, TX?

Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $21,420 and the 90th percentile is $47,750. The difference is $26,330, which is 85.9% 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 $23,980 to the 75th at $38,330, covers $14,350.

The mean annual wage is $32,900, which sits above the median of $30,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Laredo, TX median is 31.9% lower than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,236, which is 21.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.4% lower than the Texas median of $39,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $35,236 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Laredo, TX ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• Eagle Pass, TX is 90 miles away, with a median of $32,620 and employment of 370. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,924, against $35,236 here.
• McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $32,130 and employment of 5,420. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,406, against $35,236 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $36,940 and employment of 3,290. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,861, against $35,236 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 2.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (2,450 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.