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This question is about file clerk jobs.
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a file clerk. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a file clerk is $29,887. Even file clerks in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $36,000 per year.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile file clerk earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| New York | $41,000 |
| Maine | $40,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,000 |
| Vermont | $39,000 |
| Washington | $38,000 |
| New Jersey | $38,000 |
| Idaho | $37,000 |
| Connecticut | $37,000 |
| North Dakota | $37,000 |
| California | $37,000 |
| New Hampshire | $37,000 |
| Michigan | $36,000 |
| Alaska | $36,000 |
| Ohio | $36,000 |
| Illinois | $36,000 |
| Oregon | $36,000 |
| West Virginia | $35,000 |
| Hawaii | $35,000 |
| Kansas | $34,000 |
| Kentucky | $34,000 |
| Wyoming | $34,000 |
| Colorado | $34,000 |
| North Carolina | $34,000 |
| Minnesota | $33,000 |
| Rhode Island | $33,000 |
| Arizona | $33,000 |
| Utah | $32,000 |
| South Dakota | $32,000 |
| Nebraska | $32,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $32,000 |
| Texas | $32,000 |
| Delaware | $32,000 |
| Maryland | $32,000 |
| Virginia | $32,000 |
| Wisconsin | $31,000 |
| Iowa | $31,000 |
| Mississippi | $31,000 |
| New Mexico | $31,000 |
| Montana | $31,000 |
| Georgia | $31,000 |
| Louisiana | $31,000 |
| Nevada | $31,000 |
| District of Columbia | $31,000 |
| Indiana | $30,000 |
| Florida | $30,000 |
| South Carolina | $30,000 |
| Arkansas | $30,000 |
| Tennessee | $29,000 |
| Missouri | $29,000 |
| Oklahoma | $27,000 |
| Alabama | $27,000 |

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