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Can a clerk make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a clerk. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a clerk is $31,496. Even clerks in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $39,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Clerks?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile clerk earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| District of Columbia | $53,000 |
| Rhode Island | $47,000 |
| Wisconsin | $45,000 |
| Indiana | $45,000 |
| California | $44,000 |
| Massachusetts | $44,000 |
| Ohio | $43,000 |
| Vermont | $42,000 |
| Minnesota | $42,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $42,000 |
| Illinois | $42,000 |
| Maryland | $42,000 |
| Connecticut | $41,000 |
| New York | $41,000 |
| Kentucky | $41,000 |
| North Carolina | $41,000 |
| Virginia | $41,000 |
| Michigan | $40,000 |
| Nevada | $40,000 |
| New Hampshire | $40,000 |
| Iowa | $39,000 |
| North Dakota | $39,000 |
| New Jersey | $39,000 |
| Delaware | $39,000 |
| Washington | $38,000 |
| Oregon | $38,000 |
| Arizona | $38,000 |
| Maine | $37,000 |
| South Carolina | $37,000 |
| Colorado | $36,000 |
| Georgia | $36,000 |
| South Dakota | $35,000 |
| Wyoming | $35,000 |
| Tennessee | $35,000 |
| Hawaii | $35,000 |
| Missouri | $35,000 |
| Nebraska | $34,000 |
| Montana | $33,000 |
| Texas | $33,000 |
| Alaska | $32,000 |
| Idaho | $32,000 |
| West Virginia | $32,000 |
| Kansas | $31,000 |
| Utah | $31,000 |
| Florida | $31,000 |
| Mississippi | $31,000 |
| Alabama | $31,000 |
| Arkansas | $30,000 |
| Oklahoma | $28,000 |
| New Mexico | $27,000 |
| Louisiana | $27,000 |
