File Clerk Salary in Connecticut: $50,000 Average

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Average base salary, Connecticut

$50,000 / year

≈ $4,150 per month · $24.04 per hour

LocationOr metro area

BLS May 2025 state data for Connecticut · median $46,500

25th percentile
$35,500Average
$50,00075th percentile
$58,500

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.

File Clerk salary by state

Alabama$44,500

Alaska$52,500

Arizona$46,500

Arkansas$41,500

California$55,500

Colorado$49,500

Connecticut$50,000

Delaware$43,000

Florida$44,500

Georgia$46,500

Hawaii$51,000

Idaho$45,500

Illinois$54,000

Indiana$46,000

Iowa$48,500

Kansas$45,000

Kentucky$42,000

Louisiana$34,000

Maine$45,500

Maryland$47,500

Massachusetts$53,000

Michigan$47,500

Minnesota$50,500

Mississippi$34,500

Missouri$43,000

Montana$39,500

Nebraska$44,000

Nevada$48,000

New Hampshire$46,000

New Jersey$48,500

New Mexico$41,000

New York$48,000

North Carolina$45,500

North Dakota$48,500

Ohio$43,500

Oklahoma$43,000

Oregon$52,500

Pennsylvania$47,500

Rhode Island$44,000

South Carolina$42,000

South Dakota$37,500

Tennessee$44,500

Texas$44,000

Utah$43,500

Vermont$48,500

Virginia$43,500

Washington$50,500

West Virginia$35,500

Wisconsin$46,500

About this role

File Clerk is a professional role in the Office and Administrative Support job family, focused on File Clerk work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.

What File Clerks do

Typical education: Associate's Degree

Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.

Top skills: Reading Comprehension Active Listening Speaking Writing Service Orientation Monitoring

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File Clerk salary by industry

Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)

17,420 workers

$51,500

Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS

16,610 workers

$51,500

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

13,400 workers

$48,000

Health Care and Social Assistance

7,740 workers

$42,500

Educational Services

6,010 workers

$48,000

Finance and Insurance

5,890 workers

$46,000

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

5,090 workers

$44,500

State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)

3,740 workers

$48,500

National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.

How this role compares

File Clerk pays 13% below the average across 54 roles in the Office and Administrative Support job family (family average $54,000).

Similar-paying roles in Office and Administrative Support

Telephone Operator$46,500

Office Clerks, General$48,000

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,500

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,000

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,500

Data Entry Keyer$45,000

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$44,500

Correspondence Clerk$50,000

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,500

Teller$44,000

Frequently asked questions

How much does a File Clerk make?

The average base salary for a File Clerk in the United States is $47,000 per year, or about $22.60 per hour.

What is the typical salary range?

Pay typically falls between $37,500 and $53,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.

How does this compare with other Office and Administrative Support roles?

The Office and Administrative Support job family averages $54,000 across 54 roles tracked by WePayFairly.

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