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File Clerk Salary in Ames, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of file clerks in Ames is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of File Clerks in Ames, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,930
25th Percentile Wage
$52,080
50th Percentile Wage
$58,530
75th Percentile Wage
$63,430
90th Percentile Wage
$66,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2020
$58,530
8.05% 12.08%
2019
$53,820
3.14% -
2018
$52,130
-5.83% -
2017
$55,170
1.79% -
2016
$54,180
5.02% -
2015
$51,460
- -

Table 2. Compare File Clerk Salary in Ames with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,530, Ames is the highest paying city for file clerks in state of Iowa, followed by Waterloo-Cedar Falls (median annual salary $47,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of file clerks in Ames is 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in Waterloo-Cedar Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ames
$58,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$47,100
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$46,080
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$41,850
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$35,500
Cedar Rapids
$31,560
Iowa City
$27,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$26,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$24,700
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$19,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Ames, Iowa.