Correspondence Clerks in Washington

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

• Projected employment for Correspondence Clerks in Washington is growing faster than average.

• Correspondence Clerks in Washington earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Correspondence Clerks Work in Washington?

There were approximately 70 workers employed as Correspondence Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 90 Correspondence Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 110 Correspondence Clerks working in it, which means Washington has fewer Correspondence Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Correspondence Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 11.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.8%.

Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Correspondence Clerks job openings in Washington, and 100 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 800 annual jobs and 7,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Correspondence Clerks Make in Washington?

In 2018 wages for Correspondence Clerks ranged from $24,500 to $42,260 with $32,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.78 to $20.32. The median hourly rate was $15.46.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.07 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.61.

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

Top Washington Metros for Correspondence Clerks

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	70	$31,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40	$40,270

Top States for Correspondence Clerks Employment

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

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	570	$38,870
Indiana	440	$26,410
California	400	$42,200
Maryland	340	$37,530
Pennsylvania	290	$40,710
Massachusetts	270	$44,890
Missouri	240	$35,560
Tennessee	220	$37,390
Ohio	220	$32,990
Illinois	200	$37,470
South Dakota	200	$28,430
New Jersey	170	$46,160
New York	160	$40,950
Virginia	140	$37,410
New Hampshire	130	$32,790
Colorado	110	$40,350
Florida	110	$37,240
Oklahoma	100	$36,820
Arizona	90	$43,570
Michigan	90	$32,410

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island	$46,870
New Jersey	$46,160
Massachusetts	$44,890
Louisiana	$43,920
Arizona	$43,570
South Carolina	$42,660
California	$42,200
Connecticut	$41,170
New York	$40,950
Pennsylvania	$40,710

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.