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File Clerks Salary by City
File Clerks Salary by City (2026)
249 metro areas · National average: $42,188 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows File Clerks salaries across 249 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $61,470
$59,480
$36,500
$89,440
Santa Cruz, CA $55,710
$58,780
$36,400
$72,030
Napa, CA $55,050
$48,500
$36,690
$76,660
San Francisco, CA $53,970
$47,990
$39,420
$76,570
Stockton, CA $53,260
$48,080
$33,560
$81,790
Champaign, IL $52,700
$49,920
$31,650
$75,010
San Luis Obispo, CA $52,480
$58,300
$35,230
$73,810
Medford, OR $52,400
$53,840
$35,170
$62,500
Portland, OR $52,250
$50,920
$37,010
$66,290
Springfield, MA $51,910
$53,520
$38,240
$65,460
Chicago, IL $51,050
$47,570
$35,350
$71,520
Santa Rosa, CA $50,580
$49,420
$36,440
$69,380
Vallejo, CA $50,580
$44,320
$35,840
$69,800
Seattle, WA $50,380
$45,650
$39,040
$68,720
Salinas, CA $50,330
$48,980
$36,150
$67,590
Columbus, OH $50,210
$45,530
$29,740
$70,860
San Diego, CA $49,940
$47,330
$35,800
$70,060
Sacramento, CA $49,700
$46,940
$35,760
$69,800
Modesto, CA $49,410
$51,330
$36,610
$65,780
Cleveland, OH $49,350
$41,880
$30,580
$93,580
Washington, DC $49,340
$47,830
$35,360
$63,850
Boston, MA $49,230
$47,140
$33,530
$65,190
Gainesville, FL $48,890
$55,650
$35,550
$55,650
Redding, CA $48,750
$41,440
$34,850
$63,070
Miami, FL $48,630
$41,950
$33,610
$70,500
Cedar Rapids, IA $48,400
$48,060
$35,470
$62,600
Los Angeles, CA $48,270
$45,940
$35,150
$67,100
Harrisburg, PA $48,190
$47,690
$32,740
$63,440
Santa Maria, CA $48,130
$44,330
$34,890
$61,960
Durham, NC $48,110
$47,400
$36,090
$61,060
Battle Creek, MI $48,050
$46,720
$36,710
$60,940
Riverside, CA $47,890
$46,400
$34,750
$66,480
Waterloo, IA $47,890
$46,710
$29,120
$60,840
Worcester, MA $47,770
$48,080
$33,990
$62,010
Boulder, CO $47,630
$44,780
$38,080
$62,160
Norwich, CT $47,210
$43,520
$33,000
$62,420
Kalamazoo, MI $47,200
$42,150
$33,440
$69,730
Racine, WI $47,060
$45,900
$40,400
$54,090
Spokane, WA $47,030
$48,160
$34,490
$56,410
Urban Honolulu, HI $47,020
$46,230
$38,560
$53,320
Muskegon, MI $46,880
$48,840
$30,430
$58,130
Minneapolis, MN $46,840
$45,310
$35,180
$57,490
York, PA $46,840
$41,640
$36,070
$57,760
Nashville, TN $46,770
$45,890
$32,320
$64,470
New York, NY $46,750
$44,780
$34,600
$59,500
Decatur, IL $46,700
$40,410
$29,990
$78,370
Lancaster, PA $46,700
$45,750
$32,400
$68,840
Hartford, CT $46,690
$46,140
$32,640
$64,450
Grand Rapids, MI $46,650
$45,320
$33,600
$61,660
Ann Arbor, MI $46,590
$45,750
$35,520
$56,640
Salem, OR $46,410
$44,260
$30,440
$58,950
Fresno, CA $46,390
$39,830
$33,280
$62,720
Lynchburg, VA $46,370
$45,030
$31,870
$73,570
Merced, CA $46,110
$45,770
$33,990
$63,760
Richmond, VA $46,100
$47,130
$33,530
$57,580
Bend, OR $46,070
$40,400
$31,690
$66,150
Peoria, IL $46,060
$45,840
$33,990
$61,380
Milwaukee, WI $46,050
$44,850
$32,410
$62,670
Davenport, IA $45,900
$42,470
$31,660
$63,900
Providence, RI $45,900
$44,780
$33,110
$60,830
Trenton, NJ $45,900
$44,260
$35,220
$59,700
Memphis, TN $45,870
$43,870
$29,570
$67,140
Flagstaff, AZ $45,720
$43,550
$36,190
$55,710
Madison, WI $45,710
$45,260
$34,720
$57,740
Duluth, MN $45,600
$43,150
$37,920
$58,760
Springfield, IL $45,430
$41,600
$29,120
$64,650
Oxnard, CA $45,360
$41,600
$37,020
$59,200
Tulsa, OK $45,330
$42,120
$34,320
$63,720
Atlantic City, NJ $45,270
$42,930
$33,970
$61,140
Oshkosh, WI $45,220
$45,820
$37,050
$56,680
Phoenix, AZ $45,210
$43,040
$34,380
$58,300
Denver, CO $45,180
$43,180
$35,360
$59,160
Janesville, WI $45,170
$46,000
$31,610
$60,410
Naples, FL $44,980
$43,180
$28,920
$63,460
Des Moines, IA $44,910
$46,700
$28,870
$62,410
Philadelphia, PA $44,890
$43,180
$30,140
$63,540
Charlotte, NC $44,880
$45,040
$29,150
$58,910
Appleton, WI $44,870
$44,510
$32,090
$60,850
New Haven, CT $44,860
$42,120
$32,640
$59,320
St. Cloud, MN $44,800
$43,920
$38,000
$52,540
Eugene, OR $44,760
$41,020
$30,670
$65,290
Chattanooga, TN $44,670
$41,500
$29,740
$62,900
Detroit, MI $44,530
$42,890
$32,670
$60,280
Greeley, CO $44,500
$42,770
$29,990
$69,850
Sheboygan, WI $44,500
$45,760
$32,830
$54,620
Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,460
$44,860
$30,450
$60,270
Carson City, NV $44,440
$37,250
$34,190
$63,070
La Crosse, WI $44,390
$45,380
$30,300
$56,130
Baltimore, MD $44,330
$43,220
$33,050
$60,340
Anchorage, AK $44,300
$41,530
$24,400
$62,910
Allentown, PA $44,280
$45,670
$28,590
$57,720
Elkhart, IN $44,220
$43,510
$32,690
$59,690
Charleston, SC $44,150
$42,490
$33,870
$59,330
Bakersfield, CA $44,100
$41,380
$34,670
$58,050
Kansas City, MO $44,080
$42,620
$31,120
$57,640
Atlanta, GA $44,070
$41,640
$32,340
$52,230
Visalia, CA $44,010
$40,300
$35,640
$57,550
St. Louis, MO $44,000
$39,310
$29,120
$69,360
Toledo, OH $43,960
$49,030
$27,740
$54,860
Fort Collins, CO $43,890
$42,180
$33,590
$55,850
Akron, OH $43,860
$41,530
$28,620
$59,970
Austin, TX $43,770
$40,570
$28,300
$64,980
Wausau, WI $43,700
$41,850
$29,990
$58,320
Cincinnati, OH $43,600
$43,160
$29,990
$61,630
Syracuse, NY $43,550
$38,830
$31,200
$59,080
Eau Claire, WI $43,420
$44,220
$31,960
$51,730
Pittsburgh, PA $43,380
$38,760
$27,540
$60,070
Yuma, AZ $43,300
$41,100
$33,310
$64,440
Lansing, MI $43,230
$39,050
$31,250
$59,840
Lincoln, NE $43,070
$39,640
$33,310
$59,650
Cape Coral, FL $43,040
$42,890
$32,760
$56,380
Asheville, NC $43,030
$42,000
$25,790
$56,780
Fayetteville, AR $43,010
$41,640
$30,950
$56,230
Raleigh, NC $43,000
$45,660
$31,200
$53,100
Salt Lake City, UT $42,990
$40,680
$35,370
$54,790
Green Bay, WI $42,810
$44,530
$31,200
$54,960
Indianapolis, IN $42,780
$40,210
$34,670
$58,950
Provo, UT $42,780
$39,680
$35,710
$54,340
North Port, FL $42,560
$40,030
$33,800
$57,210
Portland, ME $42,540
$42,480
$32,630
$49,570
Dayton, OH $42,470
$40,920
$28,140
$59,460
Idaho Falls, ID $42,390
$38,340
$28,610
$75,570
Spartanburg, SC $42,390
$39,980
$28,930
$61,330
Las Vegas, NV $42,300
$37,700
$29,540
$55,880
Manchester, NH $42,250
$43,210
$23,070
$58,390
Albany, NY $42,220
$40,650
$31,200
$54,890
State College, PA $42,190
$41,480
$33,490
$52,250
Virginia Beach, VA $42,170
$39,710
$31,220
$52,850
Columbia, SC $42,120
$39,950
$27,490
$61,330
Flint, MI $42,030
$39,800
$27,790
$56,870
Lake Havasu City, AZ $41,930
$39,520
$33,910
$52,000
Omaha, NE $41,880
$40,890
$32,400
$53,790
Bloomington, IL $41,790
$36,820
$31,470
$62,920
Knoxville, TN $41,790
$40,360
$30,000
$58,460
Wilmington, NC $41,790
$41,920
$26,950
$56,850
Dallas, TX $41,780
$39,750
$26,820
$64,280
Youngstown, OH $41,780
$37,790
$30,140
$57,880
Greensboro, NC $41,750
$41,280
$27,440
$53,680
Jacksonville, FL $41,730
$38,680
$31,200
$56,350
Reno, NV $41,710
$39,880
$30,120
$51,850
Prescott Valley, AZ $41,690
$40,650
$35,320
$53,780
Pensacola, FL $41,530
$39,750
$32,090
$54,790
Boise City, ID $41,520
$42,110
$32,220
$49,580
Jackson, TN $41,420
$37,900
$34,400
$52,760
Gainesville, GA $41,410
$40,360
$29,990
$52,490
Colorado Springs, CO $41,390
$38,980
$32,400
$53,960
Rockford, IL $41,290
$36,300
$29,120
$64,080
Fort Wayne, IN $41,280
$39,300
$30,020
$57,590
Lakeland, FL $41,100
$37,890
$29,360
$55,900
Buffalo, NY $41,030
$37,880
$31,600
$55,010
Scranton, PA $41,020
$36,540
$30,640
$59,170
Tucson, AZ $40,990
$39,360
$32,970
$50,510
Tampa, FL $40,940
$38,380
$31,200
$57,240
Crestview, FL $40,910
$38,730
$33,650
$53,560
Fayetteville, NC $40,910
$40,080
$31,870
$47,300
Sierra Vista, AZ $40,880
$38,740
$33,600
$50,970
Burlington, VT $40,860
$39,450
$28,430
$56,830
Orlando, FL $40,860
$39,750
$31,310
$55,970
Cleveland, TN $40,840
$40,340
$25,770
$55,200
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,840
$40,460
$29,280
$53,400
Terre Haute, IN $40,840
$42,980
$22,350
$55,890
Utica, NY $40,800
$36,760
$32,470
$66,370
Winston, NC $40,750
$38,750
$26,860
$53,470
Kenosha, WI $40,720
$44,260
$33,530
$46,480
San Antonio, TX $40,620
$38,750
$26,530
$65,020
Midland, TX $40,610
$41,480
$22,480
$62,670
Kingsport, TN $40,500
$40,300
$30,630
$49,490
Houston, TX $40,340
$37,460
$26,400
$59,460
Birmingham, AL $40,320
$42,240
$30,870
$43,210
Oklahoma City, OK $40,210
$39,450
$25,010
$52,460
Greenville, SC $40,190
$38,080
$30,890
$50,990
Farmington, NM $40,090
$37,250
$36,860
$44,940
Reading, PA $40,060
$40,180
$23,370
$51,460
Tallahassee, FL $39,990
$35,960
$32,760
$52,650
South Bend, IN $39,950
$37,370
$32,950
$48,740
Evansville, IN $39,940
$36,070
$28,380
$50,450
Panama City, FL $39,870
$36,720
$32,080
$51,700
Hickory, NC $39,660
$39,000
$26,730
$50,450
Erie, PA $39,480
$37,780
$31,170
$51,050
Deltona, FL $39,320
$38,200
$30,740
$49,860
Corpus Christi, TX $39,300
$36,550
$23,320
$62,790
Albuquerque, NM $39,100
$37,040
$26,000
$52,470
Myrtle Beach, SC $38,810
$34,660
$27,220
$60,340
Wheeling, WV $38,790
$41,530
$19,180
$52,160
Johnson City, TN $38,770
$35,790
$25,910
$49,720
Rochester, NY $38,720
$37,260
$31,200
$48,610
Dover, DE $38,660
$38,660
$29,220
$45,720
Clarksville, TN $38,620
$40,410
$25,270
$48,310
Lexington, KY $38,540
$38,080
$28,540
$41,530
Waterbury, CT $38,510
$35,060
$32,640
$46,450
Kiryas Joel, NY $38,410
$37,960
$31,200
$44,950
Grand Junction, CO $38,390
$35,450
$30,680
$46,420
Little Rock, AR $38,350
$37,350
$24,280
$58,820
Savannah, GA $38,320
$39,250
$22,060
$49,840
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,260
$36,160
$25,910
$53,340
Augusta, GA $38,230
$38,220
$28,400
$47,320
Amarillo, TX $38,100
$36,800
$24,450
$55,980
Canton, OH $38,100
$32,940
$29,540
$52,260
Wichita, KS $38,080
$39,150
$25,030
$49,950
Ogden, UT $37,950
$34,890
$31,660
$48,060
Palm Bay, FL $37,870
$37,960
$30,110
$46,390
Binghamton, NY $37,690
$34,250
$32,760
$45,890
Topeka, KS $37,340
$37,710
$26,520
$45,800
El Paso, TX $37,210
$34,660
$23,620
$58,040
Rome, GA $37,200
$35,130
$30,310
$46,900
Victoria, TX $37,180
$36,080
$21,530
$56,140
Bloomington, IN $37,120
$35,590
$24,930
$54,350
Fort Smith, AR $36,980
$38,360
$28,980
$44,130
New Orleans, LA $36,950
$32,920
$21,530
$52,120
Charleston, WV $36,810
$37,420
$24,220
$51,630
Springfield, MO $36,760
$35,160
$27,100
$49,480
Abilene, TX $36,620
$37,490
$25,490
$51,620
Roanoke, VA $36,560
$37,040
$26,880
$48,150
Helena, MT $36,190
$35,690
$22,340
$50,020
Waco, TX $36,190
$37,390
$26,870
$45,200
Florence, SC $35,900
$33,960
$32,160
$43,290
San Angelo, TX $35,830
$33,680
$23,380
$43,720
Pueblo, CO $35,720
$32,600
$29,990
$47,020
Odessa, TX $35,480
$34,120
$22,580
$46,050
Morristown, TN $35,330
$35,690
$23,990
$43,030
St. George, UT $35,010
$36,550
$26,300
$39,880
Valdosta, GA $35,000
$35,370
$22,590
$43,820
Tyler, TX $34,940
$35,320
$24,020
$48,170
Rapid City, SD $34,800
$37,350
$31,030
$37,350
Las Cruces, NM $34,640
$36,600
$25,700
$44,130
Huntington, WV $34,590
$31,410
$18,680
$44,800
Killeen, TX $34,510
$35,580
$24,190
$43,830
College Station, TX $34,290
$33,650
$22,350
$46,610
Wichita Falls, TX $34,010
$34,220
$24,590
$41,970
Billings, MT $34,000
$35,160
$22,350
$49,520
Beaumont, TX $33,950
$31,920
$21,370
$46,800
Lubbock, TX $33,420
$33,640
$20,230
$42,780
Sherman, TX $33,240
$30,170
$20,670
$46,900
Great Falls, MT $32,970
$33,370
$23,730
$43,680
Eagle Pass, TX $32,750
$33,350
$16,020
$49,560
Ocala, FL $32,510
$28,250
$28,250
$41,940
Brownsville, TX $32,470
$30,090
$22,110
$50,170
Shreveport, LA $32,470
$30,960
$21,870
$42,850
Laredo, TX $32,380
$33,280
$20,820
$42,020
McAllen, TX $32,110
$31,230
$22,910
$44,570
Lawton, OK $31,580
$29,960
$19,000
$44,600
Lafayette, LA $31,570
$30,630
$19,370
$43,310
Missoula, MT $31,570
$27,940
$24,510
$48,790
Longview, TX $31,440
$29,060
$23,730
$43,160
Baton Rouge, LA $30,990
$30,350
$18,540
$43,730
Gulfport, MS $30,980
$30,140
$24,820
$36,400
Lake Charles, LA $29,440
$28,610
$18,720
$38,630
Macon, GA $29,330
$26,820
$21,610
$43,430
San Juan, PR $27,020
$25,380
$21,100
$34,230
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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