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Office Clerk, General Salary by State (2026)

Name: Office Clerk, General annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Office Clerks, General earn the most in District of Columbia at $55,040 a year and the least in Alabama at $31,200 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,010. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $55,040District of Columbia
National median: $45,010BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $31,200Alabama
Areas reporting: 54of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for office clerks, general

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. After cost of living, North Dakota comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

1District of Columbia$55,040
2Colorado$53,550
3Alaska$51,890
4Washington$50,500
5North Dakota$50,160

Lowest median pay

1Alabama$31,200
2Kansas$32,370
3Louisiana$32,480
4Mississippi$34,900
5West Virginia$35,020

All states

Office Clerk, General salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of office clerks, general OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	DCDistrict of Columbia	$55,040	$46,530	$65,570	5,670	$50,081
2	COColorado	$53,550	$46,340	$65,100	31,770	$51,964
3	AKAlaska	$51,890	$43,320	$62,610	3,440	$50,694
4	WAWashington	$50,500	$44,700	$61,320	49,050	$47,191
5	NDNorth Dakota	$50,160	$42,680	$62,100	8,440	$56,386
6	MAMassachusetts	$49,940	$42,350	$60,150	47,940	$47,221
7	OROregon	$49,910	$42,340	$58,790	27,980	$48,287
8	NHNew Hampshire	$49,020	$40,060	$59,650	12,740	$47,060
9	NJNew Jersey	$48,570	$39,510	$59,190	65,130	$44,639
10	CACalifornia	$48,460	$40,430	$60,110	311,490	$43,768
11	VTVermont	$48,310	$41,720	$55,990	5,100	$49,317
12	CTConnecticut	$48,280	$40,630	$58,410	23,190	$46,598
13	MNMinnesota	$47,840	$40,080	$57,720	55,530	$48,509
14	RIRhode Island	$47,830	$39,670	$58,930	7,700	$46,764
15	MDMaryland	$47,270	$38,580	$59,330	27,290	$45,037
16	MTMontana	$46,480	$38,630	$57,150	10,390	$49,110
17	AZArizona	$46,420	$38,230	$55,950	52,710	$46,108
18	VAVirginia	$46,410	$37,600	$56,780	66,550	$45,903
19	NYNew York	$45,890	$36,840	$54,280	134,280	$42,522
20	ILIllinois	$45,730	$37,060	$55,260	95,980	$45,749
21	NVNevada	$45,460	$36,780	$55,280	20,430	$45,470
22	MEMaine	$45,300	$38,950	$50,500	11,260	$46,677
23	WIWisconsin	$44,980	$36,730	$51,580	51,440	$47,803
24	PAPennsylvania	$44,950	$36,910	$52,690	107,500	$46,069
25	IDIdaho	$44,830	$36,910	$51,390	20,790	$46,945
26	MIMichigan	$44,820	$36,490	$52,920	88,030	$46,582
27	INIndiana	$44,520	$36,010	$52,310	58,480	$47,702
28	FLFlorida	$44,450	$36,070	$53,950	189,700	$42,983
29	IAIowa	$44,310	$36,180	$51,830	23,120	$50,489
30	UTUtah	$44,060	$35,500	$53,660	36,470	$44,566
31	OHOhio	$43,680	$34,910	$52,000	89,310	$47,082
32	WYWyoming	$42,840	$35,610	$52,710	6,670	$46,218
33	DEDelaware	$42,740	$33,840	$51,680	7,230	$42,822
34	MOMissouri	$42,370	$35,190	$50,940	56,050	$46,654
35	HIHawaii	$42,340	$36,600	$50,840	12,930	$38,508
36	NCNorth Carolina	$41,770	$34,520	$49,900	67,930	$44,283
37	GAGeorgia	$40,590	$34,460	$48,680	75,390	$42,153
38	TXTexas	$39,000	$30,750	$48,720	218,470	$40,183
39	TNTennessee	$38,860	$32,130	$47,750	49,880	$42,299
40	SDSouth Dakota	$38,560	$31,380	$45,110	1,720	$43,528
41	KYKentucky	$37,870	$30,430	$46,760	29,750	$42,004
42	NENebraska	$37,820	$32,170	$45,740	10,000	$41,974
43	VIU.S. Virgin Islands	$37,330	$30,030	$49,570	560	N/A
44	OKOklahoma	$37,240	$29,750	$46,680	31,870	$42,394
45	NMNew Mexico	$37,130	$31,820	$43,920	11,880	$40,266
46	ARArkansas	$37,050	$30,580	$45,560	29,940	$42,617
47	SCSouth Carolina	$36,840	$28,900	$45,620	42,250	$39,296
48	WVWest Virginia	$35,020	$28,800	$42,770	9,430	$39,130
49	MSMississippi	$34,900	$27,520	$42,800	17,600	$40,137
50	LALouisiana	$32,480	$25,400	$39,500	31,790	$36,822
51	KSKansas	$32,370	$22,570	$49,480	2,130	$35,940
52	ALAlabama	$31,200	$25,240	$38,020	13,130	$35,126
53	GUGuam	$26,470	$21,890	$31,330	760	N/A
54	PRPuerto Rico	$23,860	$21,940	$29,290	20,190	N/A

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For office clerks, general, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $55,040, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $56,386.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Office Clerk, General pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays office clerks, general the most?

District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for office clerks, general at $55,040 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Colorado ($53,550) and Alaska ($51,890).

Which state pays office clerks, general the least?

Among the 50 states and DC, Alabama reports the lowest median for office clerks, general at $31,200 a year, $23,840 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $37,330, Guam reports $26,470 and Puerto Rico reports $23,860.

Is the highest-paying state the best for office clerks, general after cost of living?

Not on this data. District of Columbia pays the most on paper ($55,040) but ranks 5th of 51 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($50,081). North Dakota leads after that adjustment at $56,386, from a raw median of $50,160. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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