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Correspondence Clerks Salary in LA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Correspondence Clerks in LA have a median annual salary of $36,790, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,930 at the 10th percentile to $51,210 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$36,790

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.69

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,930
10th
$36,790
25th
$36,790
Median
$46,510
75th
$51,210
90th

Local compared with national

LA

$36,790

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,800

Median annual · 2025

The LA median is 21.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $10,010).

Top skills

  1. 1.WritingImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Electronic data interchange EDI software
  • Electronic health record EHR software
  • Epic Systems
  • GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Imaging software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software

Common tasks

  • Maintain files and control records to show correspondence activities.
  • Read incoming correspondence to ascertain nature of writers' concerns and to determine disposition of correspondence.
  • Gather records pertinent to specific problems, review them for completeness and accuracy, and attach records to correspondence as necessary.
  • Prepare documents and correspondence, such as damage claims, credit and billing inquiries, invoices, and service complaints.
  • Compile data from records to prepare periodic reports.
  • Compose letters in reply to correspondence concerning such items as requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit information requests, delinquent accounts, incorrect billing, or unsatisfactory service.
  • Route correspondence to other departments for reply.
  • Ensure that money collected is properly recorded and secured.
  • Process orders for goods requested in correspondence.
  • Present clear and concise explanations of governing rules and regulations.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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