State wages ยท Cost of living
File Clerks pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $57,560. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $52,370. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($41,270).
National median
$41,270
Highest state median
$57,560
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$52,370
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $34,040Higher: $52,370Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $57,560 | +39.5% | 109.901 | $52,370 | 1 |
| Iowa | $44,930 | +8.9% | 87.762 | $51,200 | 2 |
| Oregon | $49,340 | +19.6% | 103.361 | $47,740 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $44,650 | +8.2% | 94.095 | $47,450 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | $48,440 | +17.4% | 102.28 | $47,360 | 5 |
| North Dakota | $41,900 | +1.5% | 88.959 | $47,100 | 6 |
| Illinois | $46,320 | +12.2% | 99.958 | $46,340 | 7 |
| North Carolina | $43,450 | +5.3% | 94.326 | $46,060 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $45,310 | +9.8% | 98.621 | $45,940 | 9 |
| Ohio | $42,620 | +3.3% | 92.774 | $45,940 | 9 |
| Tennessee | $41,970 | +1.7% | 91.87 | $45,680 | 11 |
| Michigan | $42,640 | +3.3% | 96.217 | $44,320 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | $38,880 | -5.8% | 87.843 | $44,260 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | $46,570 | +12.8% | 105.757 | $44,030 | 14 |
| Washington | $47,100 | +14.1% | 107.013 | $44,010 | 15 |
| Virginia | $44,290 | +7.3% | 101.104 | $43,810 | 16 |
| Kansas | $39,070 | -5.3% | 90.068 | $43,380 | 17 |
| Alaska | $44,030 | +6.7% | 102.359 | $43,020 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $38,700 | -6.2% | 90.103 | $42,950 | 19 |
| Maryland | $44,610 | +8.1% | 104.959 | $42,500 | 20 |
| Arkansas | $36,870 | -10.7% | 86.937 | $42,410 | 21 |
| California | $46,920 | +13.7% | 110.72 | $42,380 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,230 | -0.1% | 97.572 | $42,260 | 23 |
| Idaho | $40,340 | -2.3% | 95.494 | $42,240 | 24 |
| Hawaii | $46,250 | +12.1% | 109.951 | $42,060 | 25 |
| Maine | $40,550 | -1.7% | 97.05 | $41,780 | 26 |
| Indiana | $38,790 | -6.0% | 93.329 | $41,560 | 27 |
| South Carolina | $38,860 | -5.8% | 93.749 | $41,450 | 28 |
| Arizona | $41,390 | +0.3% | 100.677 | $41,110 | 29 |
| South Dakota | $36,360 | -11.9% | 88.586 | $41,040 | 30 |
| Missouri | $37,230 | -9.8% | 90.817 | $40,990 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $42,650 | +3.3% | 104.165 | $40,940 | 32 |
| New Jersey | $44,530 | +7.9% | 108.805 | $40,930 | 33 |
| Vermont | $39,890 | -3.3% | 97.958 | $40,720 | 34 |
| Connecticut | $42,090 | +2.0% | 103.61 | $40,620 | 35 |
| Alabama | $36,030 | -12.7% | 88.823 | $40,560 | 36 |
| Colorado | $41,520 | +0.6% | 103.052 | $40,290 | 37 |
| New Mexico | $36,860 | -10.7% | 92.212 | $39,970 | 38 |
| New York | $43,060 | +4.3% | 107.921 | $39,900 | 39 |
| West Virginia | $35,110 | -14.9% | 89.497 | $39,230 | 40 |
| Utah | $38,670 | -6.3% | 98.864 | $39,110 | 41 |
| Georgia | $37,520 | -9.1% | 96.293 | $38,960 | 42 |
| Texas | $37,400 | -9.4% | 97.057 | $38,530 | 43 |
| Montana | $36,160 | -12.4% | 94.645 | $38,210 | 44 |
| Florida | $39,350 | -4.7% | 103.414 | $38,050 | 45 |
| Nevada | $37,740 | -8.6% | 99.979 | $37,750 | 46 |
| Wyoming | $34,770 | -15.7% | 92.691 | $37,510 | 47 |
| Delaware | $37,270 | -9.7% | 99.808 | $37,340 | 48 |
| Kentucky | $33,530 | -18.8% | 90.159 | $37,190 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $30,030 | -27.2% | 88.207 | $34,040 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.