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File Clerks Salary by State (2025)

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Compare File Clerks salaries across 49 states

$42,386
National Average (Median)
$50,660
Highest: Oregon
$31,260
Lowest: Mississippi

File Clerks Salary by State

Compare File Clerks salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$31,260
$50,660

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $38,290 AK $49,910 AZ $43,690 AR $38,470 CA $49,040 CO $46,490 CT $44,810 DE $39,940 FL $41,750 GA $41,000 HI $50,630 ID $45,910 IL $49,920 IN $39,740 IA $46,560 KS $42,130 KY $39,250 LA $32,200 ME $43,910 MD $44,920 MA $48,310 MI $43,950 MN $46,640 MS $31,260 MO $38,400 MT $38,370 NE $40,640 NV $44,150 NH $44,390 NJ $44,400 NM $37,700 NY $44,340 NC $43,260 ND $42,860 OH $40,650 OK $39,170 OR $50,660 PA $42,920 RI $36,400 SC $39,350 SD $36,640 TN $43,010 TX $39,480 UT $41,450 VT $47,540 VA $39,900 WA $45,830 WV $31,600 WI $45,130

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Oregon
$50,660
#2
Hawaii
$50,630
#3
Illinois
$49,920
#4
Alaska
$49,910
#5
California
$49,040

File Clerks Salary in All 49 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Oregon $50,660 $50,890 970
2 Hawaii $50,630 $49,040 100
3 Illinois $49,920 $52,410 3,780
4 Alaska $49,910 $50,840 150
5 California $49,040 $53,640 9,520
6 Massachusetts $48,310 $51,290 600
7 Vermont $47,540 $46,660 70
8 Minnesota $46,640 $48,620 760
9 Iowa $46,560 $47,070 430
10 Colorado $46,490 $47,780 1,130
11 Idaho $45,910 $43,920 540
12 Washington $45,830 $49,030 520
13 Wisconsin $45,130 $45,100 1,550
14 Maryland $44,920 $45,720 880
15 Connecticut $44,810 $48,130 350
16 New Jersey $44,400 $47,060 2,310
17 New Hampshire $44,390 $44,210 300
18 New York $44,340 $46,450 2,590
19 Nevada $44,150 $46,140 1,110
20 Michigan $43,950 $46,100 1,820
21 Maine $43,910 $44,020 210
22 Arizona $43,690 $45,070 2,190
23 North Carolina $43,260 $44,130 1,970
24 Tennessee $43,010 $43,160 2,060
25 Pennsylvania $42,920 $45,770 2,830
26 North Dakota $42,860 $46,640 60
27 Kansas $42,130 $43,470 570
28 Florida $41,750 $42,800 6,180
29 Utah $41,450 $41,840 510
30 Georgia $41,000 $45,010 2,570
31 Ohio $40,650 $41,880 1,820
32 Nebraska $40,640 $42,400 750
33 Delaware $39,940 $41,320 N/A
34 Virginia $39,900 $41,980 2,110
35 Indiana $39,740 $44,460 1,430
36 Texas $39,480 $42,450 11,340
37 South Carolina $39,350 $40,810 1,210
38 Kentucky $39,250 $40,680 250
39 Oklahoma $39,170 $41,580 1,440
40 Arkansas $38,470 $40,010 310
41 Missouri $38,400 $41,390 1,000
42 Montana $38,370 $38,250 410
43 Alabama $38,290 $43,040 110
44 New Mexico $37,700 $39,820 340
45 South Dakota $36,640 $36,210 N/A
46 Rhode Island $36,400 $42,340 N/A
47 Louisiana $32,200 $33,060 680
48 West Virginia $31,600 $34,380 260
49 Mississippi $31,260 $33,300 N/A

File Clerks Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a File Clerks keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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