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Office Clerks, General Salary in Washington, DC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Office Clerks, General in Washington, DC have a median annual salary of $51,880, with 39,410 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,230 at the 10th percentile to $76,240 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

$51,880

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.94

Employment

39,410

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,230
10th
$43,770
25th
$51,880
Median
$62,940
75th
$76,240
90th

Local compared with national

Washington, DC

$51,880

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,010

Median annual · 2025

The Washington, DC median is 15.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,870).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 2.8
  12. 12.InstructingImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • 3M Post-it App
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe InDesign
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Alpha Software Alpha Five
  • Appointment scheduling software
  • Billing software
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
  • Blackboard software
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Dropbox
  • Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
  • Evernote

Common tasks

  • Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
  • Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
  • Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
  • Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
  • Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
  • Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
  • Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
  • Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
  • Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments.
  • Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.

Related careers

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

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