The annual salary statistics of office clerks, general in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of office clerks, general in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $31,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,590 | 8.71% | 26.49% |
| 2021 | $38,880 | -0.44% | - |
| 2020 | $39,050 | 4.79% | - |
| 2019 | $37,180 | 1.64% | - |
| 2018 | $36,570 | 2.87% | - |
| 2017 | $35,520 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $34,750 | 3.37% | - |
| 2015 | $33,580 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $32,900 | 2.52% | - |
| 2013 | $32,070 | 2.37% | - |
| 2012 | $31,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,590 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for office clerks, general in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of office clerks, general in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.