The highest-paying states for office clerks, general (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 office clerks, general in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $48,110, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for office clerks, general. It is followed by Colorado (average annual salary $46,510). 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 office clerks, general 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 | $48,110 |
$34,960 | 9,070 |
| 2 | Colorado | $46,510 |
$31,990 | 35,140 |
| 3 | Alaska | $46,290 |
$31,810 | 5,020 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $45,610 |
$30,280 | 9,810 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $45,520 |
$31,680 | 51,540 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $45,480 |
$30,720 | 15,700 |
| 7 | Washington | $45,290 |
$33,280 | 53,430 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $43,680 |
$29,690 | 55,760 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $43,150 |
$28,980 | 66,760 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $42,680 |
$29,290 | 9,190 |
| 11 | California | $42,390 |
$31,840 | 269,790 |
| 12 | Vermont | $40,870 |
$30,310 | 3,870 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $40,840 |
$29,880 | 25,890 |
| 14 | Arizona | $40,500 |
$29,720 | 45,940 |
| 15 | Oregon | $40,100 |
$30,290 | 35,420 |
| 16 | New York | $39,520 |
$30,490 | 141,250 |
| 17 | Nevada | $39,050 |
$26,420 | 24,880 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $38,910 |
$27,620 | 6,980 |
| 19 | Maine | $38,810 |
$29,790 | 11,820 |
| 20 | Michigan | $38,800 |
$26,840 | 94,720 |
| 21 | Illinois | $38,800 |
$27,480 | 126,460 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $38,750 |
$27,100 | 16,530 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $38,550 |
$24,960 | 125,920 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $38,330 |
$25,670 | 51,360 |
| 25 | Virginia | $38,210 |
$25,570 | 70,350 |
| 26 | Ohio | $38,050 |
$25,470 | 85,330 |
| 27 | Iowa | $38,040 |
$24,680 | 26,380 |
| 28 | Montana | $37,860 |
$26,170 | 11,440 |
| 29 | Indiana | $37,840 |
$25,900 | 66,510 |
| 30 | Maryland | $37,440 |
$26,800 | 27,030 |
| 31 | Florida | $37,150 |
$25,500 | 193,710 |
| 32 | Utah | $36,890 |
$21,930 | 32,820 |
| 33 | Georgia | $36,780 |
$23,000 | 70,450 |
| 34 | Missouri | $36,680 |
$25,150 | 54,780 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $35,660 |
$23,230 | 71,810 |
| 36 | Delaware | $35,520 |
$24,230 | 5,040 |
| 37 | Idaho | $35,460 |
$22,210 | 16,940 |
| 38 | Texas | $34,610 |
$22,410 | 200,790 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $34,330 |
$22,880 | 12,210 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $33,920 |
$24,230 | 26,800 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $33,050 |
$21,220 | 27,490 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $32,640 |
$21,430 | 52,620 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $31,770 |
$20,490 | 24,840 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $31,680 |
$20,490 | 40,470 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $30,850 |
$21,940 | 14,420 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $30,770 |
$23,980 | 450 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $30,540 |
$18,850 | 19,750 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $30,340 |
$23,920 | 13,330 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $29,540 |
$23,660 | 2,430 |
| 50 | Alabama | $27,730 |
$18,850 | 23,130 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $27,600 |
$18,110 | 30,500 |
| 52 | Kansas | $25,470 |
$18,500 | 3,720 |
| 53 | Guam | $23,560 |
$19,740 | 700 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,390 |
$17,700 | 21,260 |