File Clerk Salary in the Industry of Social Assistance

The salary statistics and trend of file clerks in the industry of social assistance are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare file clerk salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,490
25th Percentile Wage
$22,370
50th Percentile Wage
$26,200
75th Percentile Wage
$31,380
90th Percentile Wage
$39,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for file clerks in the industry of social assistance. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) file clerks is $39,050. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $26,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent file clerks is $19,490.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks in the industry of Social Assistance from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$26,200
5.19% 5.00%
2016
$24,840
0.56% -
2015
$24,700
2.02% -
2014
$24,200
-10.83% -
2013
$26,820
7.20% -
2012
$24,890
- -

Table 3. Compare File Clerk Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of file clerks in 43 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of file clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$36,010
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$34,320
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$30,950
Hospitals - Privately owned
$30,930
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$30,780
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$30,630
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$30,400
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$30,050
Other Residential Care Facilities
$29,880
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$29,850
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$29,690
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$29,650
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$29,350
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$29,320
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$29,310
Hospitals - State government owned
$29,280
Child Day Care Services
$29,050
Outpatient Care Centers
$28,700
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$28,690
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$28,280
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$27,950
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$27,920
Hospitals - Local government owned
$27,540
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$27,530
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$27,520
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$26,870
Home Health Care Services
$26,690
Social Assistance
$26,200
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$25,910
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$25,860
Individual and Family Services
$25,830
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$25,710
Offices of Physicians
$25,620
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$25,390
Ambulance Services
$25,310
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$25,300
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$24,940
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$24,690
Offices of Dentists
$24,550
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$24,320
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$23,970
Offices of Chiropractors
$22,590
Offices of Optometrists
$22,230

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