Office Clerks in Massachusetts

Want to work in Massachusetts as an Office Clerk? Read this first!

While jobs for Office Clerks in Massachusetts are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Office Clerks in Massachusetts is expected to decrease.

• Office Clerks in Massachusetts earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Office Clerks Work in Massachusetts?

60,130 people worked as Office Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 60,620 Office Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 33,310 Office Clerks working in it, which means Massachusetts has more Office Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Office Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 6,740 annual job openings, and a total of 58,740 jobs for Massachusetts Office Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 356,200 annual jobs and 3,086,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Office Clerks Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Office Clerks ranged from $24,670 to $60,110 with $37,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.86 to $28.9. The median hourly rate was $17.88.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.45 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

Top Massachusetts Metros for Office Clerks

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	45,010	$38,420
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	13,400	$35,550
Springfield, MA-CT	6,590	$36,560
Worcester, MA-CT	4,740	$33,090
Barnstable Town, MA	2,090	$39,100
New Bedford, MA	1,250	$34,040
Leominster-Gardner, MA	950	$34,720
Pittsfield, MA	830	$30,660

Top States for Office Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Office Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	331,120	$35,320
Texas	330,250	$33,850
New York	189,360	$32,650
Florida	186,860	$29,980
Illinois	165,970	$34,530
Pennsylvania	162,570	$33,720
Ohio	109,130	$32,730
Michigan	95,110	$33,260
North Carolina	82,630	$30,230
Virginia	77,480	$32,400
Georgia	77,060	$28,470
Washington	73,370	$37,780
Indiana	67,600	$31,930
New Jersey	67,480	$33,320
Wisconsin	62,230	$34,320
Massachusetts	60,130	$37,190
Tennessee	58,950	$31,120
Minnesota	55,140	$36,360
Arizona	52,150	$33,620
Missouri	42,890	$29,870

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$44,160
District of Columbia	$42,320
Colorado	$38,310
New Hampshire	$38,290
Washington	$37,780
North Dakota	$37,620
Massachusetts	$37,190
Connecticut	$36,710
Rhode Island	$36,410
Minnesota	$36,360

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.