How much do file clerks make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

What the File Clerks median says in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the File Clerks median in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ at $44,460 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-4071 and BLS area 38060.

BLS lists 1,530 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $45,950 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's File Clerks median is 2.0% above the U.S. File Clerks median of $43,600 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-4071 with area 38060

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-4071 and area 38060. SOC 43-4071 names File Clerks. Area 38060 names Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-4071/38060 row has 1,530 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.64 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.36. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-4071/38060, the annual median is $44,460 per year, while the matching mean is $45,950 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-4071/38060 10th percentile: $34,820 per year.
• 43-4071/38060 25th percentile: $39,820 per year.
• 43-4071/38060 median: $44,460 per year.
• 43-4071/38060 75th percentile: $49,300 per year.
• 43-4071/38060 90th percentile: $59,120 per year.
• 43-4071/38060 employment RSE: 7.5%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.4%.
• 43-4071/38060 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 38060 facts behind this File Clerks page

Area 38060 reports 2,375,760 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $69,630. Its annual median is $51,380. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-4071 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ runs from $34,800 at the 10th percentile to $125,130 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,780. The median is $51,380. The 75th percentile is $79,220. This is a place check, not a pay range for File Clerks.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 38060. They do not show related skills or a path into File Clerks.

• 1. General and Operations Managers. Area: 38060. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 81,520. Yearly median: $98,610. Jobs per 1,000: 34.31. Location quotient: 1.52.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 38060. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 69,060. Yearly median: $35,960. Jobs per 1,000: 29.07. Location quotient: 1.16.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 38060. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 68,930. Yearly median: $46,410. Jobs per 1,000: 29.01. Location quotient: 1.74.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 38060. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 57,940. Yearly median: $36,930. Jobs per 1,000: 24.39. Location quotient: 0.88.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 38060. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 56,420. Yearly median: $44,950. Jobs per 1,000: 23.75. Location quotient: 1.25.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 38060. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 54,900. Yearly median: $34,540. Jobs per 1,000: 23.11. Location quotient: 0.93.

Read the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ wage ladder for File Clerks

The 10th percentile is $34,820 per year. The 25th percentile is $39,820 per year. The median is $44,460 per year. The 75th percentile is $49,300 per year. The 90th percentile is $59,120 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $39,820 per year to $49,300 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $24,300. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ with its state and the U.S.

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has a annual median of $44,460 per year. Arizona has $43,690 per year. The U.S. row has $43,600 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 1.8% above Arizona on the same published median. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 2.0% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits for File Clerks

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 92 of 252 among metro areas with a published annual median for File Clerks. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 92 of 252 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 89. Fresno, CA. The File Clerks median is $44,610 per year. BLS estimates 220 jobs. The location quotient is 0.99.
• 90. Trenton-Princeton, NJ. The File Clerks median is $44,570 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 91. Lexington-Fayette, KY. The File Clerks median is $44,510 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 0.23.
• 93. Sheboygan, WI. The File Clerks median is $44,320 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 2.04.
• 94. Wildwood-The Villages, FL. The File Clerks median is $44,300 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 1.84.
• 95. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. The File Clerks median is $44,250 per year. BLS estimates 150 jobs. The location quotient is 0.59.

Where File Clerks medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-4071, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $60,840 per year. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits at $44,460 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common File Clerks is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a File Clerks median of $60,840 per year, or $16,380 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 2. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a File Clerks median of $60,530 per year, or $16,070 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 1.38.
• 3. Salinas, CA has a File Clerks median of $59,040 per year, or $14,580 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 0.91.
• 4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a File Clerks median of $58,320 per year, or $13,860 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 2,640 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 1.24.
• 5. Vallejo, CA has a File Clerks median of $56,750 per year, or $12,290 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 6. Napa, CA has a File Clerks median of $55,980 per year, or $11,520 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 1.07.
• 7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a File Clerks median of $54,910 per year, or $10,450 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 890 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 0.8.
• 8. Carson City, NV has a File Clerks median of $54,820 per year, or $10,360 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 1,530 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The location quotient is 2.79.

Where BLS counts the most File Clerks jobs

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for File Clerks in this same-source set, at 3,930 jobs. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 1,530. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 3,930 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 2,400 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $48,450 per year, or $3,990 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 3,260 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 1,730 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $44,710 per year, or $250 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 0.73.
• 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 3,170 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 1,640 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $42,850 per year, or $1,610 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.66.
• 4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 2,640 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 1,110 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $58,320 per year, or $13,860 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 2,580 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 1,050 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $41,400 per year, or $3,060 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.66.
• 6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 1,920 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 390 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $45,760 per year, or $1,300 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 1,700 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 170 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $43,270 per year, or $1,190 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 1,640 estimated File Clerks jobs, a gap of 110 jobs from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its median is $46,700 per year, or $2,240 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Its location quotient is 1.2.

Where File Clerks takes the largest share of local jobs

Laredo, TX has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.57. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 1.36. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where File Clerks is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Laredo, TX has a location quotient of 4.57, a gap of 3.21 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 240 File Clerks jobs and a median of $34,270 per year, or $10,190 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 2. Eagle Pass, TX has a location quotient of 4.16, a gap of 2.80 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 40 File Clerks jobs and a median of $35,770 per year, or $8,690 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 3. Lawton, OK has a location quotient of 2.91, a gap of 1.55 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 60 File Clerks jobs and a median of $41,710 per year, or $2,750 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 4. Helena, MT has a location quotient of 2.87, a gap of 1.51 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 60 File Clerks jobs and a median of $39,980 per year, or $4,480 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 5. Tallahassee, FL has a location quotient of 2.87, a gap of 1.51 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 250 File Clerks jobs and a median of $37,040 per year, or $7,420 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 6. Carson City, NV has a location quotient of 2.79, a gap of 1.43 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 40 File Clerks jobs and a median of $54,820 per year, or $10,360 above Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 7. Dover, DE has a location quotient of 2.77, a gap of 1.41 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 90 File Clerks jobs and a median of $39,940 per year, or $4,520 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
• 8. Jackson, TN has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 1.40 from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. BLS lists 110 File Clerks jobs and a median of $39,030 per year, or $5,430 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

How common File Clerks is in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

BLS lists 1,530 File Clerks jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. It also lists 0.64 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.36. A value of 1 means File Clerks has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

File Clerks beside other roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

The all-occupations median in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $51,380 per year. The File Clerks median is $44,460 per year. File Clerks is 13.5% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around File Clerks. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $44,950 per year. BLS lists 56,420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
• 2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $45,110 per year. BLS lists 18,680 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $46,410 per year. BLS lists 68,930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.74.
• 4. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $46,910 per year. BLS lists 29,230 jobs and a location quotient of 1.74.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $47,530 per year. BLS lists 39,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $47,680 per year. BLS lists 34,540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $48,800 per year. BLS lists 22,010 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median of $48,930 per year. BLS lists 26,350 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.

The largest detailed roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

General and Operations Managers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ table, at 81,520 jobs. File Clerks has 1,530 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 2,375,760. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep File Clerks's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has 81,520 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 79,990 from File Clerks. Its median is $98,610 per year, or $54,150 above File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 69,060 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 67,530 from File Clerks. Its median is $35,960 per year, or $8,500 below File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives has 68,930 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 67,400 from File Clerks. Its median is $46,410 per year, or $1,950 above File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.74.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 57,940 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 56,410 from File Clerks. Its median is $36,930 per year, or $7,530 below File Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 56,420 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 54,890 from File Clerks. Its median is $44,950 per year, or $490 above File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 54,900 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 53,370 from File Clerks. Its median is $34,540 per year, or $9,920 below File Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 7. Registered Nurses has 53,700 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 52,170 from File Clerks. Its median is $100,830 per year, or $56,370 above File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 8. Cashiers has 48,660 jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 47,130 from File Clerks. Its median is $34,920 per year, or $9,540 below File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.03.

Published role medians around Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ role table, at $131,750 per year. File Clerks has $44,460 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $51,380 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Software Developers has a median of $131,750 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $87,290 above File Clerks. BLS lists 29,380 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,830 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $56,370 above File Clerks. BLS lists 53,700 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $100,780 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $56,320 above File Clerks. BLS lists 17,790 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,610 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $54,150 above File Clerks. BLS lists 81,520 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,820 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $36,360 above File Clerks. BLS lists 21,360 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $79,840 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $35,380 above File Clerks. BLS lists 16,770 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $74,910 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $30,450 above File Clerks. BLS lists 19,810 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $65,470 per year in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, or $21,010 above File Clerks. BLS lists 23,940 jobs, compared with 1,530 for File Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.09.

Roles with the largest local share in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Construction Laborers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ role table, at 1.74. File Clerks has 1.36. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare File Clerks with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.74 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.38 from File Clerks. BLS lists 29,230 jobs and a median of $46,910 per year, or $2,450 above File Clerks.
• 2. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.74 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.38 from File Clerks. BLS lists 68,930 jobs and a median of $46,410 per year, or $1,950 above File Clerks.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.52 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.16 from File Clerks. BLS lists 81,520 jobs and a median of $98,610 per year, or $54,150 above File Clerks.
• 4. Electricians has a location quotient of 1.49 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.13 from File Clerks. BLS lists 17,240 jobs and a median of $61,210 per year, or $16,750 above File Clerks.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.35 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.01 from File Clerks. BLS lists 16,770 jobs and a median of $79,840 per year, or $35,380 above File Clerks.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.25 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.11 from File Clerks. BLS lists 56,420 jobs and a median of $44,950 per year, or $490 above File Clerks.
• 7. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.21 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.15 from File Clerks. BLS lists 16,850 jobs and a median of $39,340 per year, or $5,120 below File Clerks.
• 8. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.18 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, a gap of 0.18 from File Clerks. BLS lists 23,160 jobs and a median of $38,290 per year, or $6,170 below File Clerks.

What $44,460 may mean after the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.3. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.3% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $44,460 File Clerks median by 103.3 divided by 100. The result is $43,033 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 121.2. Goods are 95.0. Utilities are 93.3. Other services are 104.0. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ row

The employment RSE for this File Clerks row is 7.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,530 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $45,950 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to File Clerks. It uses a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $44,460 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the File Clerks row for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,530 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.36 is not a growth score. Rank 92 of 252 is not a place score. The 103.3 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-4071 in BLS area 38060. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.