Office Clerks, General pay in Memphis
$41,310avg. a year
$19.86 an hour · 9,060 employed
Office Clerks, General in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area earn an average of $41,310 a year. That is about the same as the Tennessee average of $41,290. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$38,610Median pay
$19.86Average hourly
+0%vs. Tennessee average
9,060Jobs in this metro
Other Tennessee metro areas
Average pay for office clerks, general in other Tennessee metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
116,770 jobs
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
$44,990
$21.63 an hour
21,410 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$40,320
$19.38 an hour
33,920 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$40,100
$19.28 an hour
41,690 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$39,740
$19.10 an hour
56,460 jobs
Knoxville, TN
$39,400
$18.94 an hour
61,170 jobs
Jackson, TN
$39,200
$18.84 an hour
71,510 jobs
Johnson City, TN
$38,960
$18.73 an hour
8570 jobs
Morristown, TN
$38,840
$18.67 an hour
9630 jobs
Cleveland, TN
$37,970
$18.25 an hour
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How Memphis compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do office clerks, general make in Memphis?
The average is $41,310 a year, and the median is $38,610. About 9,060 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Tennessee average?
That is about the same as the Tennessee average of $41,290.
Is this job common in Memphis?
It makes up 14.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.93 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: Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 32820). 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.