How much do Office Clerks, General make in Reading, PA?

Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $30,540 and the 90th percentile is $61,090. The difference is $30,550, which is 65.2% 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 $37,700 to the 75th at $54,510, covers $16,810.

The mean annual wage is $46,690, which sits below the median of $46,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reading, PA median is 4% higher than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,238, which is 7.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $44,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reading, PA is 97.060, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $48,238 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Reading, PA ranks 10th of 37 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).).

• Lebanon, PA is 28 miles away, with a median of $45,930 and employment of 990. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,274, against $48,238 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $44,540 and employment of 4,330. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,330, against $48,238 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 38 miles away, with a median of $45,190 and employment of 6,240. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,204, against $48,238 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.9% of wage-and-salary employment in Reading, PA (3,260 of 174,670). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.18 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.