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File Clerks in Massachusetts

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

-13% Jobs Projection
$35,760 Median Salary
160 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many File Clerks Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 1,530 people working as File Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 1,680 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 13.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 160 annual job openings, and 1,380 total jobs in 2026 for File Clerks in this state.

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

What do File Clerks Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $24,470 to $54,940 with $35,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.77 to $26.41. The median hourly rate was $17.19.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.4 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.79.

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

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Top Massachusetts 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,430 $36,200
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 420 $37,680
Springfield, MA-CT 90 $33,300
Worcester, MA-CT 90 $33,180

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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