The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $26,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,000.
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 | $44,270 | 15.41% | 34.97% |
| 2021 | $37,450 | 0.59% | - |
| 2020 | $37,230 | 1.48% | - |
| 2019 | $36,680 | 3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $35,280 | 4.76% | - |
| 2017 | $33,600 | 8.10% | - |
| 2016 | $30,880 | 6.15% | - |
| 2015 | $28,980 | 9.45% | - |
| 2014 | $26,240 | -6.40% | - |
| 2013 | $27,920 | -3.12% | - |
| 2012 | $28,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,270, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for file clerks in state of North Carolina, followed by Winston-Salem (median annual salary $37,190). In comparison, the median annual salary of file clerks in Durham-Chapel Hill is 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in Winston-Salem.