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File Clerk Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of file clerks in Kansas City 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 Kansas City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,270
25th Percentile Wage
$31,580
50th Percentile Wage
$37,560
75th Percentile Wage
$45,980
90th Percentile Wage
$52,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,270.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,560
1.89% 26.14%
2021
$36,850
11.23% -
2020
$32,710
4.28% -
2019
$31,310
-0.77% -
2018
$31,550
-7.00% -
2017
$33,760
19.96% -
2013
$27,020
-2.66% -
2012
$27,740
- -

Table 2. Compare File Clerk Salary in Kansas City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,560, Kansas City is the second highest paying city for file clerks in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city St Louis (median annual salary of $39,890). Compared with St Louis, the median annual salary of file clerks in Kansas City is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$39,890
Kansas City
$37,560
Columbia
$35,460
St Joseph
$32,920
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$32,130
Springfield
$31,140
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$31,060
Jefferson City
$29,160
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$25,800
Joplin
$25,710
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$23,810
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$23,190
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$20,610

See also: Top paying jobs in Kansas City, Missouri.