The annual salary statistics of file clerks in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of file clerks in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $20,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,800.
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 | $35,030 | -3.71% | 33.06% |
| 2021 | $36,330 | 9.33% | - |
| 2020 | $32,940 | 3.79% | - |
| 2019 | $31,690 | 11.55% | - |
| 2018 | $28,030 | 5.99% | - |
| 2017 | $26,350 | -0.46% | - |
| 2016 | $26,470 | -15.98% | - |
| 2015 | $30,700 | 1.34% | - |
| 2014 | $30,290 | 10.07% | - |
| 2013 | $27,240 | 13.91% | - |
| 2012 | $23,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,030 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in South Bend-Mishawaka is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Niles-Benton Harbor and 36.5 percent (36.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.