The median hourly wage for general office clerks was $14.22 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.06, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $23.34.
In May 2015, the median hourly wages for general office clerks in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Government
$16.11
Healthcare and social assistance
14.34
Educational services; state, local, and private
13.64
Administrative and support services
13.15
Many general office clerks work full time. About 1 in 4 worked part time in 2014.
General Office Clerks
Median hourly wages, May 2015
Total, all occupations
$17.40
Office and administrative support occupations
$15.96
General office clerks
$14.22
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics