The salary statistics of office clerks, general in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare office clerk, general salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) office clerks, general is $53,130. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $36,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid office clerks, general is $22,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $36,570 | 4.43% | 13.59% |
| 2017 | $34,950 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $34,360 | 2.74% | - |
| 2015 | $33,420 | 2.69% | - |
| 2014 | $32,520 | 1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $32,010 | 1.28% | - |
| 2012 | $31,600 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].