Office Clerks, General pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$50,080avg. a year
$24.08 an hour · 136,580 employed
Office Clerks, General in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $50,080 a year. That is $2,070 (4%) more than the New York average of $48,010. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$47,670Median pay
$24.08Average hourly
+4%vs. New York average
136,580Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for office clerks, general in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
16,860 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$48,370
$23.26 an hour
24,020 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$47,190
$22.69 an hour
36,230 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$46,410
$22.31 an hour
4790 jobs
Kingston, NY
$46,220
$22.22 an hour
53,660 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$45,270
$21.77 an hour
65,680 jobs
Rochester, NY
$44,210
$21.25 an hour
71,360 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$44,090
$21.20 an hour
8680 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$44,080
$21.19 an hour
9560 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$43,410
$20.87 an hour
10470 jobs
Elmira, NY
$43,360
$20.85 an hour
112,160 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$42,120
$20.25 an hour
12860 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$41,260
$19.84 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $62,400 |
| Data Entry Keyers | $47,210 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $45,970 |
| Word Processors and Typists | $56,350 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $54,410 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $53,310 |
Questions and answers
How much do office clerks, general make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $50,080 a year, and the median is $47,670. About 136,580 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $2,070 (4%) more than the New York average of $48,010.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 14.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.91 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-9061. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.