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File Clerk Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of file clerks in Columbia 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 Columbia, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,600
25th Percentile Wage
$29,720
50th Percentile Wage
$33,890
75th Percentile Wage
$39,730
90th Percentile Wage
$45,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Columbia, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,600.

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
$33,890
12.95% 31.66%
2021
$29,500
0.03% -
2020
$29,490
2.85% -
2019
$28,650
7.75% -
2018
$26,430
-5.60% -
2017
$27,910
7.31% -
2016
$25,870
-2.36% -
2015
$26,480
10.84% -
2014
$23,610
-2.92% -
2013
$24,300
4.69% -
2012
$23,160
- -

Table 2. Compare File Clerk Salary in Columbia with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,890 in Columbia is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Columbia is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 41.3 percent (41.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$37,220
Spartanburg
$37,020
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$36,830
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$35,540
Columbia
$33,890
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$31,470
Augusta-Richmond County
$31,270
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$29,900
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$29,480
Sumter
$29,100
Florence
$29,000
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,900
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$28,460
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$21,430
Anderson
$19,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbia, South Carolina.