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File Clerks in Maryland

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10.7% Jobs Projection

$37,060 Median Salary

340 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for File Clerks in Maryland are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for File Clerks in Maryland is growing faster than average.
File Clerks in Maryland earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many File Clerks Work in Maryland?

There were approximately 1,500 workers employed as File Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 1,830 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 330 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,290 File Clerks working in it, which means Maryland has more File Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 10.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.

Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 340 annual job openings, and a total of 2,690 jobs for Maryland File Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,200 annual jobs and 121,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do File Clerks Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $19,980 to $59,600 with $37,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.61 to $28.65. The median hourly rate was $17.82.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.3 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.52.

The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland Metros for File Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most File Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,750	$29,570
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,820	$37,280
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	790	$36,260
Salisbury, MD-DE	80	$25,630
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	70	$34,710

Top States for File Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most File Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	13,610	$33,940
Florida	11,820	$31,720
Texas	11,350	$29,950
New Jersey	8,070	$31,400
New York	7,290	$31,620
Pennsylvania	5,160	$30,840
Ohio	3,670	$33,790
Illinois	3,570	$37,150
Missouri	2,420	$31,460
Georgia	2,390	$30,910
Tennessee	2,220	$30,140
Indiana	2,100	$30,360
Arizona	2,060	$32,500
Virginia	2,030	$31,170
Michigan	1,950	$32,920
Colorado	1,910	$35,040
Utah	1,570	$30,530
Oklahoma	1,540	$30,000
Massachusetts	1,530	$35,760
Wisconsin	1,520	$33,910

Below are the states where File Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$43,480
Washington	$38,560
Rhode Island	$37,700
Illinois	$37,150
Maryland	$37,060
Massachusetts	$35,760
Oregon	$35,400
Colorado	$35,040
North Dakota	$34,990
California	$33,940

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