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File Clerk Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of file clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of file clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of File Clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,340
25th Percentile Wage
$43,310
50th Percentile Wage
$44,060
75th Percentile Wage
$53,780
90th Percentile Wage
$80,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,340.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,060
-5.74% 33.48%
2021
$46,590
15.30% -
2020
$39,460
7.37% -
2019
$36,550
-4.02% -
2018
$38,020
12.70% -
2017
$33,190
2.59% -
2016
$32,330
12.00% -
2015
$28,450
-5.06% -
2014
$29,890
1.34% -
2013
$29,490
0.61% -
2012
$29,310
- -

Table 2. Compare File Clerk Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,060 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 50.8 percent (50.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$56,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$49,920
Vallejo-Fairfield
$48,230
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$45,320
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$44,060
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$43,630
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,100
Modesto
$41,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$41,390
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$40,710
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$40,600
Salinas
$40,550
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$40,450
Merced
$39,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$39,710
Chico
$39,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,300
Stockton
$38,230
Hanford-Corcoran
$37,490
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,170
Napa
$36,940
Fresno
$35,240
Visalia-Porterville
$35,200
Redding
$35,180
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$34,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$32,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$32,080
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$31,140
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,130
Madera-Chowchilla
$31,060
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$30,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$30,540
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,140
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$26,550
El Centro
$25,260
Yuba City
$21,660

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.