The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $35,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,270 | 6.94% | 34.47% |
| 2021 | $43,060 | 7.80% | - |
| 2020 | $39,700 | 2.37% | - |
| 2019 | $38,760 | -1.55% | - |
| 2018 | $39,360 | 5.69% | - |
| 2017 | $37,120 | 8.32% | - |
| 2016 | $34,030 | 9.46% | - |
| 2015 | $30,810 | 1.72% | - |
| 2014 | $30,280 | -0.13% | - |
| 2013 | $30,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,270, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for file clerks in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,640). Compared with Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of file clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower.