These Are The 10 States With The Highest Services Clerk Salaries For 2017

Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do services clerks get paid where I live?

And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for services clerks by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.

To better understand how salaries change across America, we decided to take a look the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on average pay for services clerks by state.

Additionally, we wanted to adjust the salary based on the cost of living in a state — because your salary goes further in North Carolina than it does in California.

The state with the best salary for services clerks after this adjustment? That would be Counter And Rental Clerks.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for salaries:

Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.

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How we determined pay by state

As we mentioned earlier, we took the average annual salary data for services clerks from the 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics — specifically their ‘Occupational Employment Statistics.’

To make the comparison of salaries apples to apples across states, we also took into account the cost of living in each state.

We then created an index by dividing the average wage for a state by the cost of living relative to average. As an example, the cost of living index in California is 135.9 and the average pay is $32630, so our index value would be:

$32,630 * (100 / 135.9) = $24,010

We then ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary index ranking as highest average salary for services clerks.

Here’s a look at the full ranking for all states.

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Detailed List Of Services Clerk Salaries By State

Rank	State	Adjusted Salary	Average Wage	Cost Of Living
1	Missouri	$33,219	$30,030	90.4
2	Kansas	$33,136	$29,790	89.9
3	Wyoming	$33,006	$30,300	91.8
4	Delaware	$32,140	$32,590	101.4
5	North Dakota	$31,277	$31,090	99.4
6	Indiana	$31,139	$27,870	89.5
7	Texas	$31,091	$28,200	90.7
8	Washington	$31,026	$32,640	105.2
9	Colorado	$30,712	$31,880	103.8
10	Georgia	$30,623	$27,990	91.4
11	Virginia	$30,545	$30,790	100.8
12	Michigan	$30,280	$26,950	89.0
13	Kentucky	$29,933	$27,090	90.5
14	Tennessee	$29,921	$26,750	89.4
15	Nebraska	$29,574	$27,090	91.6
16	Idaho	$29,554	$27,220	92.1
17	Mississippi	$29,499	$25,340	85.9
18	Alabama	$29,429	$26,840	91.2
19	Oklahoma	$29,159	$26,010	89.2
20	Oregon	$28,961	$33,480	115.6
21	Wisconsin	$28,884	$27,960	96.8
22	Florida	$28,860	$28,370	98.3
23	Nevada	$28,644	$29,590	103.3
24	New Hampshire	$28,581	$33,440	117.0
25	Arkansas	$28,323	$24,670	87.1
26	Montana	$28,115	$28,340	100.8
27	North Carolina	$27,976	$26,270	93.9
28	Illinois	$27,928	$26,420	94.6
29	Arizona	$27,530	$26,980	98.0
30	Pennsylvania	$27,475	$27,860	101.4
31	New Mexico	$27,336	$26,380	96.5
32	Ohio	$27,292	$25,600	93.8
33	Vermont	$27,093	$32,810	121.1
34	Maryland	$27,003	$33,890	125.5
35	Minnesota	$26,984	$27,200	100.8
36	South Carolina	$26,975	$26,760	99.2
37	Utah	$26,806	$24,930	93.0
38	Connecticut	$26,805	$34,230	127.7
39	Louisiana	$26,645	$25,260	94.8
40	Rhode Island	$26,603	$32,110	120.7
41	New Jersey	$25,840	$31,500	121.9
42	South Dakota	$25,756	$26,710	103.7
43	Massachusetts	$25,149	$33,550	133.4
44	Iowa	$25,087	$22,830	91.0
45	West Virginia	$24,721	$23,090	93.4
46	California	$24,010	$32,630	135.9
47	Alaska	$23,653	$31,010	131.1
48	New York	$22,480	$29,450	131.0
49	Maine	$22,301	$24,710	110.8
50	Hawaii	$20,220	$33,950	167.9

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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