File Clerks salary by location
National median: $43,600 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,840 | +39.5% | 540 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $60,530 | +38.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $59,040 | +35.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $58,320 | +33.8% | 2,640 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $56,750 | +30.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $55,980 | +28.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $54,910 | +25.9% | 890 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $54,820 | +25.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $54,360 | +24.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $54,240 | +24.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $53,860 | +23.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $52,830 | +21.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $52,780 | +21.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $52,280 | +19.9% | 480 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $51,990 | +19.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $50,840 | +16.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $50,740 | +16.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $50,680 | +16.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $50,660 | +16.2% | 970 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $50,630 | +16.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $50,390 | +15.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $50,260 | +15.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $50,140 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $49,920 | +14.5% | 3,780 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $49,910 | +14.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $49,870 | +14.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $49,810 | +14.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $49,620 | +13.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $49,460 | +13.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $49,420 | +13.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $49,180 | +12.8% | 800 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $49,050 | +12.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $49,040 | +12.5% | 9,520 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $49,040 | +12.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $48,800 | +11.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $48,720 | +11.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $48,680 | +11.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $48,630 | +11.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $48,580 | +11.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $48,490 | +11.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $48,450 | +11.1% | 3,930 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $48,400 | +11.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $48,310 | +10.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| State College, PA | metropolitan | $48,280 | +10.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,720 | +9.4% | 880 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $47,680 | +9.4% | 600 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $47,560 | +9.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $47,540 | +9.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $47,370 | +8.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $47,340 | +8.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $47,270 | +8.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $47,230 | +8.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $47,120 | +8.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $47,020 | +7.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $46,990 | +7.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $46,880 | +7.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $46,700 | +7.1% | 1,640 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $46,680 | +7.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $46,650 | +7.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $46,640 | +7.0% | 760 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $46,570 | +6.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $46,560 | +6.8% | 430 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $46,490 | +6.6% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $46,400 | +6.4% | 890 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $46,300 | +6.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $46,270 | +6.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $46,250 | +6.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $46,200 | +6.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $46,190 | +5.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $46,170 | +5.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $46,160 | +5.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $45,980 | +5.5% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $45,970 | +5.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $45,940 | +5.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $45,910 | +5.3% | 540 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $45,910 | +5.3% | 350 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $45,840 | +5.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $45,830 | +5.1% | 520 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | metropolitan | $45,820 | +5.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $45,800 | +5.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $45,760 | +5.0% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $45,660 | +4.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $45,650 | +4.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $45,550 | +4.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $45,520 | +4.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $45,390 | +4.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $45,330 | +4.0% | 430 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $45,250 | +3.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Yuma, AZ | metropolitan | $45,210 | +3.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $45,160 | +3.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $45,140 | +3.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $45,130 | +3.5% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $45,000 | +3.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $44,920 | +3.0% | 880 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $44,850 | +2.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $44,840 | +2.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $44,830 | +2.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $44,810 | +2.8% | 350 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $44,810 | +2.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $44,790 | +2.7% | 60 | 2025 |