Principal clerk salary

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a principal clerk?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a principal clerk if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Massachusetts you should be paid close to $45,867 per year.

Average principal clerk salary

$38,813

$18.66 hourly rate

Entry-level principal clerk salary

$30,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

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Average principal clerk salary by state

Highest paying states for principal clerks

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Minnesota	$44,195	$21.25
2	Ohio	$44,364	$21.33
3	Illinois	$45,060	$21.66
4	Pennsylvania	$41,857	$20.12
5	California	$49,285	$23.69
6	Virginia	$43,030	$20.69
7	Colorado	$42,146	$20.26
8	Nevada	$44,902	$21.59
9	Wyoming	$40,892	$19.66
10	North Carolina	$40,686	$19.56
11	Alaska	$42,490	$20.43
12	Massachusetts	$45,867	$22.05
13	Oregon	$42,691	$20.52
14	Washington	$43,495	$20.91
15	Michigan	$38,536	$18.53
16	Rhode Island	$42,678	$20.52
17	New York	$39,382	$18.93
18	New Hampshire	$39,335	$18.91
19	Texas	$37,548	$18.05
20	Arizona	$40,150	$19.30
21	Vermont	$40,466	$19.45
22	Idaho	$36,849	$17.72
23	District of Columbia	$45,851	$22.04
24	Connecticut	$37,801	$18.17
25	Utah	$38,692	$18.60
26	North Dakota	$38,823	$18.66
27	Wisconsin	$36,099	$17.36
28	Hawaii	$42,368	$20.37
29	Iowa	$38,049	$18.29
30	Nebraska	$35,193	$16.92
31	New Jersey	$41,232	$19.82
32	Montana	$38,040	$18.29
33	Maryland	$37,887	$18.21
34	Kansas	$32,695	$15.72
35	Missouri	$35,169	$16.91
36	Georgia	$36,326	$17.46
37	Delaware	$36,605	$17.60
38	Arkansas	$35,785	$17.20
39	Tennessee	$33,192	$15.96
40	Florida	$32,362	$15.56
41	Kentucky	$31,597	$15.19
42	Indiana	$31,859	$15.32
43	Maine	$35,606	$17.12
44	West Virginia	$31,428	$15.11
45	South Dakota	$30,852	$14.83
46	New Mexico	$28,787	$13.84
47	Mississippi	$32,231	$15.50
48	South Carolina	$31,152	$14.98
49	Alabama	$30,118	$14.48
50	Oklahoma	$29,448	$14.16
51	Louisiana	$28,487	$13.70

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Principal clerk salary details

A principal clerk's salary ranges from $30,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $48,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average principal clerk salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a principal clerk's salary?

Percentile	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate
90th Percentile	$48,000	$4,000	$23
75th Percentile	$43,000	$3,583	$21
Average	$38,813	$3,234	$19
25th Percentile	$34,000	$2,833	$16
10th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14

Highest paying principal clerk jobs

The highest paying types of principal clerks are office administrator, internship, and lead clerk.

Job title	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
Work Study Student	$24,582	$2,048	$11.82	14,836
Student Employee	$24,086	$2,007	$11.58	12,497
Office Administrator	$37,423	$3,119	$17.99	118,096
Internship	$35,254	$2,938	$16.95	51,064
Clerk Typist	$31,746	$2,646	$15.26	102,211
Room Clerk	$30,787	$2,566	$14.80	91,018

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Wage gap by gender, race and education

$41,000$40,600$40,200$39,800$39,400$39,000

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Principal clerk salary trends

The average principal clerk salary has risen by $8,942 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average principal clerk earned $29,871 annually, but today, they earn $38,813 a year. That works out to a 16% change in pay for principal clerks over the last decade.

Compare principal clerk salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average principal clerk salary over time

Compare principal clerk salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Principal clerk salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$38,800	$18.66	+3.7%
2024	$37,400	$17.98	+3.8%
2023	$36,000	$17.29	+3.8%
2022	$34,600	$16.64	+2.9%
2021	$33,600	$16.15	+3.3%

Recently added principal clerk salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date added	Salary
City of Worcester, Ma	Principal Clerk	Worcester, MA	06/25/2025	$45,643
Boston Public Schools	Guild-Principal Clerk School Secretary Grade 21 (Temporary Vacancy) (SY)	Boston, MA	06/24/2025	$50,818
Haverhill Public Schools	CTE Principal Clerk Position Anticipated Opening-Grant Funded	Haverhill, MA	06/18/2025	$37,004
Haverhill Public Schools	Principal Clerk School Counseling High School	Haverhill, MA	05/28/2025	$41,789
Lewiston Public Schools	Principal Clerk-Lewiston Middle School	Lewiston, ME	05/21/2025	$37,608
City of Worcester, Ma	Principal Clerk	Worcester, MA	05/14/2025	$47,020
Boston Public Schools, Office of Human Resources	Guild-Principal Clerk School Secretary Grade 21 (Temporary Vacancy) (SY)	Boston, MA	05/12/2025	$50,818
City of Bristol, Ct	Principal Clerk	Bristol, CT	04/27/2025	$48,210
Lewiston Public Schools	SR. Principal Clerk-Connors Elementary School	Lewiston, ME	04/12/2025	$40,029
Haverhill Public Schools	Principal Clerk (Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	04/07/2025	$37,004

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