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

Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $26,650 and the 90th percentile is $57,930. The difference is $31,280, which is 81.7% 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 $32,130 to the 75th at $47,720, covers $15,590.

The mean annual wage is $41,220, which sits above the median of $38,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waco, TX median is 15% lower than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,351, which is 8.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% lower than the Texas median of $39,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waco, TX is 92.550, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $41,351 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Waco, TX ranks 7th of 13 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).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 40 miles away, with a median of $38,760 and employment of 2,810. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,532, against $41,351 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $44,060 and employment of 52,740. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,739, against $41,351 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $44,870 and employment of 16,400. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,755, against $41,351 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Waco, TX (1,890 of 129,860). 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.