State wages ยท Cost of living
Office Clerks, General pay by state
The highest published median is in Colorado, at $56,150. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $54,970. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($43,630).
National median
$43,630
Highest state median
$56,150
Colorado
Best adjusted pay
$54,970
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $34,210Higher: $54,970Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $48,900 | +12.1% | 88.959 | $54,970 | 1 |
| Colorado | $56,150 | +28.7% | 103.052 | $54,490 | 2 |
| Alaska | $51,400 | +17.8% | 102.359 | $50,220 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $53,110 | +21.7% | 109.901 | $48,330 | 4 |
| Vermont | $47,140 | +8.0% | 97.958 | $48,120 | 5 |
| Iowa | $42,200 | -3.3% | 87.762 | $48,080 | 6 |
| Minnesota | $47,030 | +7.8% | 98.621 | $47,690 | 7 |
| Oregon | $48,360 | +10.8% | 103.361 | $46,790 | 8 |
| Washington | $49,920 | +14.4% | 107.013 | $46,650 | 9 |
| Montana | $44,100 | +1.1% | 94.645 | $46,600 | 10 |
| Ohio | $43,230 | -0.9% | 92.774 | $46,600 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | $48,510 | +11.2% | 104.165 | $46,570 | 12 |
| Indiana | $43,420 | -0.5% | 93.329 | $46,520 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | $48,890 | +12.1% | 105.757 | $46,230 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | $43,480 | -0.3% | 94.095 | $46,210 | 15 |
| Arizona | $46,290 | +6.1% | 100.677 | $45,980 | 16 |
| Michigan | $43,950 | +0.7% | 96.217 | $45,680 | 17 |
| Rhode Island | $46,620 | +6.9% | 102.28 | $45,580 | 18 |
| Wyoming | $42,210 | -3.3% | 92.691 | $45,540 | 19 |
| Connecticut | $46,490 | +6.6% | 103.61 | $44,870 | 20 |
| Maine | $43,500 | -0.3% | 97.05 | $44,820 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,600 | -0.1% | 97.572 | $44,680 | 22 |
| Virginia | $45,130 | +3.4% | 101.104 | $44,640 | 23 |
| Idaho | $42,570 | -2.4% | 95.494 | $44,580 | 24 |
| Missouri | $40,350 | -7.5% | 90.817 | $44,430 | 25 |
| Maryland | $46,370 | +6.3% | 104.959 | $44,180 | 26 |
| New Jersey | $47,980 | +10.0% | 108.805 | $44,100 | 27 |
| Illinois | $43,830 | +0.5% | 99.958 | $43,850 | 28 |
| Nevada | $43,390 | -0.6% | 99.979 | $43,400 | 29 |
| California | $47,920 | +9.8% | 110.72 | $43,280 | 30 |
| Utah | $41,530 | -4.8% | 98.864 | $42,010 | 31 |
| Arkansas | $36,480 | -16.4% | 86.937 | $41,960 | 32 |
| North Carolina | $39,370 | -9.8% | 94.326 | $41,740 | 33 |
| Delaware | $41,600 | -4.7% | 99.808 | $41,680 | 34 |
| South Dakota | $36,850 | -15.5% | 88.586 | $41,600 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $36,520 | -16.3% | 87.843 | $41,570 | 36 |
| New York | $44,620 | +2.3% | 107.921 | $41,350 | 37 |
| Florida | $42,720 | -2.1% | 103.414 | $41,310 | 38 |
| Georgia | $39,440 | -9.6% | 96.293 | $40,960 | 39 |
| Nebraska | $36,890 | -15.4% | 90.103 | $40,940 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $37,170 | -14.8% | 91.87 | $40,460 | 41 |
| Kentucky | $36,010 | -17.5% | 90.159 | $39,940 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $36,980 | -15.2% | 93.749 | $39,450 | 43 |
| New Mexico | $36,310 | -16.8% | 92.212 | $39,380 | 44 |
| Texas | $37,500 | -14.0% | 97.057 | $38,640 | 45 |
| West Virginia | $34,150 | -21.7% | 89.497 | $38,160 | 46 |
| Hawaii | $41,690 | -4.4% | 109.951 | $37,920 | 47 |
| Mississippi | $32,480 | -25.6% | 86.953 | $37,350 | 48 |
| Kansas | $31,170 | -28.6% | 90.068 | $34,610 | 49 |
| Alabama | $30,440 | -30.2% | 88.823 | $34,270 | 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.