The annual salary statistics of file clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 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 | $19,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,550 | 8.65% | 10.36% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | -9.89% | - |
| 2020 | $31,670 | 10.23% | - |
| 2019 | $28,430 | 0.53% | - |
| 2018 | $28,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,550 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of Montana. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area and 19.8 percent (19.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Billings | |
| Western Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Missoula | |
| Great Falls | |
| Central Montana nonmetropolitan area |