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File Clerk Salary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,260
25th Percentile Wage
$29,960
50th Percentile Wage
$37,190
75th Percentile Wage
$40,650
90th Percentile Wage
$44,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,260.

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
$37,190
0.27% 17.13%
2021
$37,090
9.41% -
2020
$33,600
-3.04% -
2019
$34,620
6.93% -
2018
$32,220
12.32% -
2017
$28,250
-0.50% -
2016
$28,390
12.57% -
2015
$24,820
-41.50% -
2014
$35,120
6.01% -
2013
$33,010
6.63% -
2012
$30,820
- -

Table 2. Compare File Clerk Salary in Winston-Salem with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,190, Winston-Salem is the second highest paying city for file clerks in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $44,270). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of file clerks in Winston-Salem is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$44,270
Winston-Salem
$37,190
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,730
Fayetteville
$36,590
Greenville
$36,140
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$35,370
Raleigh-Cary
$33,000
Greensboro-High Point
$31,170
Rocky Mount
$31,030
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$30,430
Asheville
$29,600
Wilmington
$29,160
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,950
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,530
Burlington
$23,070
Jacksonville
$22,060

See also: Top paying jobs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.