The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of file clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
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 | $35,000 | 14.43% | 24.94% |
| 2021 | $29,950 | -4.41% | - |
| 2020 | $31,270 | 2.24% | - |
| 2019 | $30,570 | 3.27% | - |
| 2018 | $29,570 | 2.98% | - |
| 2017 | $28,690 | 3.35% | - |
| 2016 | $27,730 | 1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $27,210 | 1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $26,680 | 0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $26,650 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $26,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,000 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 46.0 percent (46.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.