The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of file clerks in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,700 | 2.64% | 43.77% |
| 2021 | $37,680 | 1.99% | - |
| 2020 | $36,930 | 14.16% | - |
| 2019 | $31,700 | -1.89% | - |
| 2018 | $32,300 | 2.45% | - |
| 2017 | $31,510 | 6.89% | - |
| 2016 | $29,340 | 10.40% | - |
| 2015 | $26,290 | 3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $25,500 | 11.22% | - |
| 2013 | $22,640 | 3.89% | - |
| 2012 | $21,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,700 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Niles-Benton Harbor and 42.5 percent (42.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.