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Office Clerk, General Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of office clerks, general in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of office clerks, general in Philadelphia 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 Office Clerks, General in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,010
25th Percentile Wage
$27,770
50th Percentile Wage
$36,350
75th Percentile Wage
$46,250
90th Percentile Wage
$57,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,010.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,350
4.95% 15.63%
2016
$34,550
3.50% -
2015
$33,340
2.64% -
2014
$32,460
1.42% -
2013
$32,000
4.16% -
2012
$30,670
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Table 2. Compare Office Clerk, General Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,350 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for office clerks, general in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of office clerks, general in Philadelphia is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$41,600
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$39,310
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$38,690
Reading
$38,480
Pittsburgh
$38,210
Lebanon
$37,860
Lancaster
$37,820
State College
$37,700
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$37,650
York-Hanover
$37,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$37,380
East Stroudsburg
$37,180
Williamsport
$37,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$36,990
Gettysburg
$36,690
Erie
$36,660
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,640
Philadelphia
$36,350
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,060
Altoona
$36,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$35,970
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,660
Newark-Union
$34,860
Johnstown
$33,130
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$27,260