SOC 43-4071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

File Clerks

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$43,600

U.S. median hourly wage$20.96

U.S. employment73,440

Nationally, file clerks earned a median of $43,600 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 73,440 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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File Clerks: pay and employment by state
State
Oregon	$50,660	$24.36	970	0.5
Hawaii	$50,630	$24.34	100	0.2
Illinois	$49,920	$24.00	3,780	0.6
Alaska	$49,910	$24.00	150	0.5
California	$49,040	$23.58	9,520	0.5
Massachusetts	$48,310	$23.22	600	0.2
Vermont	$47,540	$22.86	70	0.2
Minnesota	$46,640	$22.43	760	0.3
Iowa	$46,560	$22.38	430	0.3
Colorado	$46,490	$22.35	1,130	0.4
Idaho	$45,910	$22.07	540	0.6
Washington	$45,830	$22.04	520	0.1
Wisconsin	$45,130	$21.70	1,550	0.5
Maryland	$44,920	$21.60	880	0.3
Connecticut	$44,810	$21.55	350	0.2
New Jersey	$44,400	$21.34	2,310	0.5
New Hampshire	$44,390	$21.34	300	0.4
New York	$44,340	$21.32	2,590	0.3
Nevada	$44,150	$21.22	1,110	0.7
Michigan	$43,950	$21.13	1,820	0.4
Maine	$43,910	$21.11	210	0.3
Arizona	$43,690	$21.01	2,190	0.7
North Carolina	$43,260	$20.80	1,970	0.4
Tennessee	$43,010	$20.68	2,060	0.6
Pennsylvania	$42,920	$20.63	2,830	0.5
North Dakota	$42,860	$20.61	60	0.1
Kansas	$42,130	$20.26	570	0.4
Florida	$41,750	$20.07	6,180	0.6
Utah	$41,450	$19.93	510	0.3
Georgia	$41,000	$19.71	2,570	0.5
Ohio	$40,650	$19.54	1,820	0.3
Nebraska	$40,640	$19.54	750	0.7
Delaware	$39,940	$19.20	Not published	Not published
Virginia	$39,900	$19.18	2,110	0.5
Indiana	$39,740	$19.11	1,430	0.4
Texas	$39,480	$18.98	11,340	0.8
South Carolina	$39,350	$18.92	1,210	0.5
Kentucky	$39,250	$18.87	250	0.1
Oklahoma	$39,170	$18.83	1,440	0.8
Arkansas	$38,470	$18.49	310	0.2
Missouri	$38,400	$18.46	1,000	0.3
Montana	$38,370	$18.45	410	0.8
Alabama	$38,290	$18.41	110	0.1
New Mexico	$37,700	$18.12	340	0.4
South Dakota	$36,640	$17.62	Not published	Not published
Rhode Island	$36,400	$17.50	Not published	Not published
Guam	$32,360	$15.56	Not published	Not published
Louisiana	$32,200	$15.48	680	0.4
West Virginia	$31,600	$15.19	260	0.4
Mississippi	$31,260	$15.03	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$25,700	$12.36	330	0.3
Wyoming	Not published	Not published	70	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 254 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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File Clerks: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$60,840	$29.25	540	0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$60,530	$29.10	60	0.7
Salinas, CA	$59,040	$28.38	80	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$58,320	$28.04	2,640	0.6
Vallejo, CA	$56,750	$27.29	60	0.4
Napa, CA	$55,980	$26.92	40	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$54,910	$26.40	890	0.4
Carson City, NV	$54,820	$26.36	40	1.3
Greeley, CO	$54,360	$26.14	40	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$54,240	$26.08	90	0.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$53,860	$25.89	30	0.7
Modesto, CA	$52,830	$25.40	100	0.5
Medford, OR	$52,780	$25.38	40	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$52,280	$25.14	480	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$51,990	$25.00	40	0.3
Toledo, OH	$50,840	$24.44	100	0.3
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$50,740	$24.39	30	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$50,680	$24.37	450	0.2
Salem, OR	$50,390	$24.23	130	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$50,260	$24.16	50	0.4
New Haven, CT	$50,140	$24.10	40	0.1
Rockford, IL	$49,870	$23.97	100	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,810	$23.95	80	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$49,620	$23.86	30	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$49,460	$23.78	90	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$49,420	$23.76	170	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$49,180	$23.64	800	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$49,050	$23.58	150	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$49,040	$23.58	480	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$48,800	$23.46	180	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$48,720	$23.42	120	0.3
Reno, NV	$48,680	$23.40	160	0.6
Anchorage, AK	$48,630	$23.38	100	0.6
Boise City, ID	$48,580	$23.36	240	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$48,490	$23.31	50	0.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,450	$23.29	3,930	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$48,400	$23.27	70	0.4
State College, PA	$48,280	$23.21	60	0.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,720	$22.94	880	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,680	$22.92	600	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,560	$22.87	290	0.4
Madison, WI	$47,370	$22.77	210	0.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$47,340	$22.76	60	0.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$47,270	$22.73	50	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,230	$22.71	80	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$47,120	$22.65	90	0.4
Richmond, VA	$47,020	$22.61	250	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,990	$22.59	600	0.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$46,880	$22.54	90	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$46,700	$22.45	1,640	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$46,680	$22.44	280	0.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$46,650	$22.43	460	0.2
Boulder, CO	$46,570	$22.39	50	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,400	$22.31	890	0.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$46,300	$22.26	30	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,270	$22.25	90	0.4
Springfield, MA	$46,250	$22.24	60	0.3
Gainesville, GA	$46,200	$22.21	40	0.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$46,190	$22.21	40	0.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$46,170	$22.20	30	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$46,160	$22.19	70	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$45,980	$22.11	1,440	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$45,970	$22.10	400	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$45,940	$22.09	100	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,910	$22.07	350	0.2
Appleton, WI	$45,840	$22.04	50	0.4
Idaho Falls, ID	$45,820	$22.03	90	1.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$45,800	$22.02	100	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,760	$22.00	1,920	0.7
Visalia, CA	$45,660	$21.95	100	0.6
Midland, TX	$45,650	$21.95	110	0.9
Kenosha, WI	$45,550	$21.90	30	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$45,520	$21.89	150	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$45,390	$21.82	60	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$45,330	$21.79	430	0.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$45,250	$21.75	100	0.1
Yuma, AZ	$45,210	$21.74	50	0.7
Worcester, MA	$45,160	$21.71	60	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$45,140	$21.70	50	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$45,000	$21.64	60	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	$44,850	$21.56	50	0.8
Bend, OR	$44,840	$21.56	80	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$44,830	$21.55	170	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$44,810	$21.55	40	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,790	$21.53	60	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$44,740	$21.51	410	0.4
Columbus, OH	$44,730	$21.51	400	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$44,710	$21.49	3,260	0.3
Fresno, CA	$44,610	$21.45	220	0.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$44,570	$21.43	100	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$44,510	$21.40	30	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,460	$21.38	1,530	0.6
Sheboygan, WI	$44,320	$21.31	60	1.0
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$44,300	$21.30	40	0.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$44,250	$21.27	150	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$44,180	$21.24	120	0.3
Akron, OH	$44,170	$21.24	90	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$44,090	$21.20	90	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$43,870	$21.09	120	0.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$43,820	$21.07	30	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$43,750	$21.03	860	0.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$43,690	$21.01	60	0.6
York-Hanover, PA	$43,680	$21.00	50	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$43,620	$20.97	210	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$43,620	$20.97	Not published	Not published
Lancaster, PA	$43,540	$20.93	90	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$43,490	$20.91	470	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$43,360	$20.84	40	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$43,320	$20.83	60	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$43,270	$20.80	1,700	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$43,250	$20.79	Not published	Not published
Pueblo, CO	$43,220	$20.78	40	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$43,080	$20.71	140	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$43,000	$20.68	400	0.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$42,990	$20.67	820	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$42,920	$20.63	680	0.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$42,860	$20.61	60	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$42,850	$20.60	3,170	0.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$42,670	$20.52	50	0.2
Topeka, KS	$42,620	$20.49	50	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$42,590	$20.48	100	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$42,590	$20.48	50	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$42,160	$20.27	300	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,070	$20.23	180	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$42,040	$20.21	30	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$41,970	$20.18	50	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$41,930	$20.16	40	0.3
Wausau, WI	$41,790	$20.09	50	0.7
Knoxville, TN	$41,720	$20.06	240	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$41,720	$20.06	90	0.3
Lawton, OK	$41,710	$20.05	60	1.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$41,700	$20.05	140	0.6
Reading, PA	$41,610	$20.01	70	0.4
Rochester, NY	$41,600	$20.00	100	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$41,400	$19.90	2,580	0.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$41,360	$19.88	40	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$41,280	$19.85	60	0.2
Fayetteville, NC	$41,270	$19.84	70	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$41,260	$19.84	70	0.3
Wichita, KS	$41,250	$19.83	150	0.5
Savannah, GA	$41,240	$19.83	80	0.4
Peoria, IL	$41,080	$19.75	170	1.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$41,050	$19.73	330	0.4
Springfield, IL	$41,030	$19.73	100	1.0
Clarksville, TN-KY	$40,910	$19.67	40	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$40,850	$19.64	580	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$40,810	$19.62	130	0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$40,780	$19.61	30	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$40,770	$19.60	1,040	0.7
Oklahoma City, OK	$40,750	$19.59	570	0.8
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$40,700	$19.57	50	0.9
Tulsa, OK	$40,630	$19.53	430	0.9
Tucson, AZ	$40,540	$19.49	280	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$40,230	$19.34	200	0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$40,160	$19.31	50	0.3
Erie, PA	$40,150	$19.30	80	0.6
Spartanburg, SC	$40,100	$19.28	50	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$40,080	$19.27	80	0.3
Columbia, MO	$40,030	$19.24	50	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$39,990	$19.23	140	0.5
Helena, MT	$39,980	$19.22	60	1.4
Dover, DE	$39,940	$19.20	90	1.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$39,810	$19.14	150	0.7
Gainesville, FL	$39,790	$19.13	80	0.5
Chambersburg, PA	$39,730	$19.10	40	0.6
Terre Haute, IN	$39,690	$19.08	40	0.6
Asheville, NC	$39,640	$19.06	60	0.3
Grand Junction, CO	$39,630	$19.05	30	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$39,520	$19.00	840	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$39,510	$19.00	130	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$39,500	$18.99	210	0.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$39,500	$18.99	60	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$39,430	$18.96	100	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$39,290	$18.89	60	0.3
Chico, CA	$39,250	$18.87	Not published	Not published
Redding, CA	$39,110	$18.80	40	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$39,100	$18.80	230	0.9
Canton-Massillon, OH	$39,050	$18.77	60	0.4
Jackson, TN	$39,030	$18.76	110	1.3
Cleveland, OH	$38,890	$18.70	350	0.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$38,840	$18.68	90	1.2
Abilene, TX	$38,830	$18.67	60	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$38,720	$18.62	80	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$38,690	$18.60	40	0.4
Evansville, IN	$38,600	$18.56	70	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$38,590	$18.55	70	0.6
Charleston, WV	$38,540	$18.53	70	0.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$38,530	$18.52	80	0.9
Waco, TX	$38,500	$18.51	130	1.0
Lynchburg, VA	$38,250	$18.39	40	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$38,130	$18.33	590	0.5
Las Cruces, NM	$37,950	$18.25	70	0.9
Roanoke, VA	$37,950	$18.24	50	0.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$37,790	$18.17	70	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,750	$18.15	840	0.6
Amarillo, TX	$37,700	$18.13	60	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$37,690	$18.12	260	0.2
Billings, MT	$37,580	$18.07	70	0.8
Bloomington, IN	$37,550	$18.05	40	0.6
Columbia, SC	$37,510	$18.03	370	0.9
Flint, MI	$37,320	$17.94	40	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$37,190	$17.88	30	0.3
El Centro, CA	$37,170	$17.87	40	0.6
Odessa, TX	$37,170	$17.87	40	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$37,080	$17.83	150	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$37,070	$17.82	30	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$37,040	$17.81	250	1.4
Morristown, TN	$36,810	$17.70	40	0.8
Longview, TX	$36,670	$17.63	100	0.8
Sherman-Denison, TX	$36,670	$17.63	30	0.6
Killeen-Temple, TX	$36,640	$17.62	100	0.6
Ogden, UT	$36,460	$17.53	100	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$36,400	$17.50	240	0.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$36,400	$17.50	Not published	Not published
Missoula, MT	$36,330	$17.46	40	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$36,290	$17.45	190	1.0
Johnson City, TN	$36,220	$17.42	60	0.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$36,210	$17.41	130	0.8
Rome, GA	$36,180	$17.40	40	0.9
Florence, SC	$36,170	$17.39	70	0.7
Bloomington, IL	$36,090	$17.35	50	0.5
Eagle Pass, TX	$35,770	$17.20	40	2.0
Lubbock, TX	$35,500	$17.07	110	0.7
Great Falls, MT	$35,470	$17.05	40	1.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$35,400	$17.02	40	0.5
Muncie, IN	$35,370	$17.01	40	0.9
College Station-Bryan, TX	$35,270	$16.96	110	0.8
Greenville, NC	$35,270	$16.96	30	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$35,130	$16.89	40	0.3
Tyler, TX	$35,030	$16.84	140	1.2
Springfield, MO	$34,710	$16.69	70	0.3
El Paso, TX	$34,640	$16.65	330	1.0
Texarkana, TX-AR	$34,510	$16.59	40	0.7
Laredo, TX	$34,270	$16.48	240	2.2
St. George, UT	$34,220	$16.45	80	0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$34,010	$16.35	130	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$33,510	$16.11	310	1.0
Jackson, MS	$32,960	$15.84	140	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$32,740	$15.74	190	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$32,160	$15.46	110	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$31,760	$15.27	40	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$31,740	$15.26	90	0.6
Wichita Falls, TX	$31,480	$15.14	60	1.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$31,440	$15.11	180	1.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$29,590	$14.23	40	0.2
Ocala, FL	$29,070	$13.98	130	1.1
Lake Charles, LA	$27,680	$13.31	40	0.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$27,240	$13.09	40	0.5
Monroe, LA	$27,080	$13.02	30	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$26,530	$12.76	40	0.4
Harrisonburg, VA	$25,810	$12.41	70	1.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$25,700	$12.36	290	0.4
Bozeman, MT	Not published	Not published	50	0.6
Columbus, GA-AL	Not published	Not published	60	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.