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File Clerks in New York

Is New York a good place for you to work as a File Clerk?

-5% Jobs Projection

$31,620 Median Salary

1,190 Job Openings

While jobs for File Clerks in New York are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for File Clerks in New York is expected to decrease.
File Clerks in New York earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many File Clerks Work in New York?

In New York, there were 7,290 people working as File Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 8,160 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 870 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New York

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 5.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,190 annual job openings, and a total of 9,970 jobs for New York 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 New York?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $21,770 to $50,780 with $31,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.47 to $24.41. The median hourly rate was $15.2.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.51 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.69.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	11,520	$32,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	400	$28,910
Rochester, NY	390	$28,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	360	$33,280
Syracuse, NY	180	$31,970
Binghamton, NY	90	$29,740
Utica-Rome, NY	80	$28,350
Kingston, NY	60	$34,090
Glens Falls, NY	50	$24,100

Top States for File Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states 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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