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

How much do Office Clerks, General make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $47,680. The 10th percentile is $35,810 and the 90th percentile is $67,970. Employment is 34,540.

Median annual wage

$47,680

10th percentile
$35,810
25th percentile
$39,690
Median
$47,680
75th percentile
$57,200
90th percentile
$67,970
Mean
$50,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $35,810 and the 90th percentile is $67,970. The difference is $32,160, which is 67.4% 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 $39,690 to the 75th at $57,200, covers $17,510.

The mean annual wage is $50,560, which sits above the median of $47,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 5.9% higher than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,150, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% higher than the Arizona median of $46,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $46,150 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 8 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).).

  • Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $43,920 and employment of 8,070. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,327, against $46,150 here.
  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $45,760 and employment of 1,660. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,573, against $46,150 here.
  • Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $37,880 and employment of 1,400. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,860, against $46,150 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (34,540 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $47,680. The 10th percentile is $35,810 and the 90th percentile is $67,970. Employment is 34,540.

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

The local median is 5.9% higher than the national median of $45,010.

What is Office Clerks, General pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,680 is $46,150. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ compare with nearby metros for Office Clerks, General?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $43,920. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.