The highest-paying states for file clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of file clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,350, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for file clerks. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $43,450). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of file clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $57,350 |
$42,120 | 210 |
| 2 | Washington | $43,450 |
$30,520 | 980 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $42,510 |
$36,170 | 1,080 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $41,880 |
$28,810 | 150 |
| 5 | California | $41,390 |
$31,390 | 12,110 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $41,290 |
$27,540 | 220 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $40,770 |
$29,190 | 480 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $40,380 |
$32,500 | 980 |
| 9 | Illinois | $40,260 |
$29,550 | 4,780 |
| 10 | Iowa | $40,010 |
$23,650 | 350 |
| 11 | Arizona | $39,040 |
$29,100 | 2,230 |
| 12 | Maryland | $38,920 |
$27,050 | 1,150 |
| 13 | Vermont | $38,800 |
$29,960 | 80 |
| 14 | Ohio | $38,790 |
$24,620 | 2,370 |
| 15 | Michigan | $38,760 |
$25,560 | 2,140 |
| 16 | Alaska | $38,720 |
$29,130 | 200 |
| 17 | Oregon | $38,560 |
$30,700 | 780 |
| 18 | Colorado | $38,300 |
$30,730 | 1,760 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $37,920 |
$24,960 | 180 |
| 20 | New York | $37,720 |
$30,930 | 4,510 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $36,820 |
$28,710 | 2,640 |
| 22 | Nevada | $36,730 |
$22,790 | 920 |
| 23 | Tennessee | $36,390 |
$24,620 | 3,070 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $36,360 |
$22,400 | 1,850 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $36,090 |
$26,380 | 1,740 |
| 26 | Utah | $35,950 |
$28,420 | 950 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $35,900 |
$27,040 | 6,120 |
| 28 | Indiana | $35,820 |
$24,580 | 1,860 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $35,520 |
$25,540 | 90 |
| 30 | Georgia | $35,380 |
$26,440 | 2,320 |
| 31 | Texas | $35,380 |
$22,390 | 8,360 |
| 32 | Kansas | $35,010 |
$23,350 | 790 |
| 33 | Florida | $34,570 |
$21,230 | 7,540 |
| 34 | Missouri | $34,430 |
$23,460 | 1,170 |
| 35 | Virginia | $34,390 |
$22,880 | 1,540 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $34,230 |
$24,500 | 780 |
| 37 | Maine | $34,070 |
$28,260 | 220 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $33,960 |
$28,760 | 490 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $33,790 |
$21,340 | 1,130 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $33,720 |
$22,040 | 330 |
| 41 | Montana | $33,710 |
$21,230 | 560 |
| 42 | Idaho | $33,180 |
$22,080 | 670 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $33,170 |
$24,170 | 430 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $32,910 |
$20,580 | 1,380 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $31,840 |
$25,340 | 70 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $31,590 |
$20,830 | 40 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $30,590 |
$25,360 | 50 |
| 48 | Delaware | $29,910 |
$22,700 | 700 |
| 49 | Guam | $29,680 |
$20,280 | 60 |
| 50 | Alabama | $29,660 |
$18,680 | 210 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $28,860 |
$23,350 | 380 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $28,560 |
$20,170 | 540 |
| 53 | Louisiana | $25,470 |
$17,950 | 1,190 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,530 |
$18,130 | 340 |