Win· Before you ask
How much do information and record clerks, all other make?
- Median
- $49,500/year
- Mean
- $51,490/year
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What information and record clerks, all other in the U.S. earn, from low to high.
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The same job pays more in some places.
- 1San Jose, CA$65k
- 2Denver, CO$56k
- 3Seattle, WA$56k
- 4Chicago, IL$56k
- 5Pittsburgh, PA$51k
- 6Atlanta, GA$50k
- 7Miami, FL$49k
- 8Phoenix, AZ$47k
- 9Austin, TX$44k
- 10Kansas City, MO$44k
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Information and Record Clerks, All Other wage guide
Use the published range, job count, place pattern, and survey limits as separate facts. The guide stays tied to SOC 43-4199 and the May 2025 BLS release.
What the national Information and Record Clerks, All Other median says
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the U.S. median for Information and Record Clerks, All Other at $49,500 per year. Median means the middle. Half of the wage values used for this estimate fall below that point. Half fall above it. The median is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. It is one clear mark for the middle of a broad national pay range.
BLS also lists 134,920 wage and salary jobs for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. That count covers jobs in the survey's scope. It does not count open job ads. It also leaves out people who work for themselves. The wage and job counts share the same May 2025 reference point, so they can be read together without mixing time periods.
The Information and Record Clerks, All Other mean of $51,490 per year is 4.0% above the $49,500 median on the same published median. Mean means BLS adds the wage values and divides the total by the number of jobs behind the estimate. A gap between mean and median shows that the shape is not even. It does not explain the cause of the gap.
The fields that make SOC 43-4199 its own page
BLS names this record Information and Record Clerks, All Other and gives it SOC 43-4199. The two-part code is the stable key for this page. A role with a close name keeps a different code, wage row, job count, and area pattern. WageScope never joins two SOC records because their words sound alike.
For SOC 43-4199, the U.S. row reports 134,920 wage and salary jobs. Its annual median is $49,500 per year. Its matching mean is $51,490 per year. These facts come from one national row and one May 2025 release.
SOC 43-4199 appears in 54 state or territory rows. It also has 305 metro rows and 111 nonmetro rows. A missing local row stays missing. We do not fill it with U.S. data or data for a similar job code.
- SOC 43-4199 10th percentile: $33,870 per year.
- SOC 43-4199 25th percentile: $40,910 per year.
- SOC 43-4199 median: $49,500 per year.
- SOC 43-4199 75th percentile: $59,970 per year.
- SOC 43-4199 90th percentile: $71,420 per year.
- SOC 43-4199 employment RSE: 1.3%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.2%.
- SOC 43-4199 has no national suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Read the Information and Record Clerks, All Other wage ladder from low to high
The 10th percentile is $33,870 per year. The 25th percentile is $40,910 per year. The median is $49,500 per year. The 75th percentile is $59,970 per year. The 90th percentile is $71,420 per year. Each point marks a place in the same national wage spread.
A percentile is a rank point. It is not a career step. For example, the 10th percentile means 10% of wage values are at or below that mark. It does not mean a new worker starts there. The 90th percentile means 90% are at or below that mark. It does not mean a worker can reach it after a set number of years.
The middle half runs from $40,910 to $59,970 per year. That span is $19,060. The full 10th-to-90th span is $37,550. These spans show why one median cannot stand in for every Information and Record Clerks, All Other job.
What the gaps around the Information and Record Clerks, All Other median show
The median is 46.1% above the 10th percentile. The 90th percentile is 44.3% above the median. The two sides do not have to match. A wider upper side can pull the mean up. A wider lower side can pull it down. The data shows the shape, but not the reason for that shape.
The 25th-to-median step is $8,590 per year. The median-to-75th step is $10,470 per year. These two steps give a closer look at the middle half. They are often more useful than a single top-to-bottom gap because they keep the center in view.
Use this ladder as a fact check when you read a job post. A posted range can sit below, near, or above these BLS marks. That does not make the post wrong. A job may differ by place, hours, level, field, employer, or work rules. Keep the posted range tied to that listing. Keep the BLS range tied to the whole occupation.
Metro areas with the highest published Information and Record Clerks, All Other medians
WageScope found 296 metro rows with the same published annual median for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. It sorts only those rows. It does not fill a blank row. It does not turn a blank into zero. The first six rows below have the highest published medians in this release. The list is a wage rank, not a rank of places to live or work.
The first row is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, at $74,940 per year. The middle metro row by published pay is Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, at $48,730 per year. That middle metro mark gives one more check on how far the top rows sit from a common place in the set.
These are nominal wages. Nominal means the dollar amount shown in the source. This list does not adjust for local price levels. It also does not tell us how many openings an area has now. Use a local page to see price-level context when an exact BEA row exists. Use the separate job block to inspect current employer-title matches.
- 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other median of $74,940 per year, or $25,440 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. BLS lists 1,920 jobs there, against 134,920 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 0.93.
- 2. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other median of $65,610 per year, or $16,110 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. BLS lists 210 jobs there, against 134,920 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 1.18.
- 3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other median of $64,940 per year, or $15,440 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. BLS lists 1,060 jobs there, against 134,920 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 1.08.
- 4. Vallejo, CA has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other median of $64,520 per year, or $15,020 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. BLS lists 240 jobs there, against 134,920 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 1.94.
- 5. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other median of $64,500 per year, or $15,000 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. BLS lists 100 jobs there, against 134,920 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 0.91.
- 6. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other median of $62,800 per year, or $13,300 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. BLS lists 110 jobs there, against 134,920 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 0.48.
Metro areas with the largest Information and Record Clerks, All Other job estimates
A large wage can appear in a small job market. A large job market can have a lower wage. That is why WageScope keeps pay and job count in separate views. The six rows below have the largest published employment estimates for Information and Record Clerks, All Other among metro rows in this release. Employment means the number of wage and salary jobs in scope. It does not mean open roles.
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has the largest listed metro estimate in this set, at 7,860 jobs. Its median is $56,150 per year. Compare that with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, which leads the published median list. The leaders may match, or they may not. Each list answers a different question.
Job count can help you see the scale of a local labor market. It cannot show churn, new hiring, job quality, remote work, or the chance that one person will get hired. Current listings add a second view, but they are a dated sample of posts. WageScope never turns the listing count into a demand score.
- 1. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has 7,860 estimated Information and Record Clerks, All Other jobs. That is 5.8% of the U.S. estimate of 134,920 jobs. Its median is $56,150 per year, or $6,650 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. Its location quotient is 5.63.
- 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 5,470 estimated Information and Record Clerks, All Other jobs. That is 4.1% of the U.S. estimate of 134,920 jobs. Its median is $58,720 per year, or $9,220 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. Its location quotient is 1.
- 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 4,410 estimated Information and Record Clerks, All Other jobs. That is 3.3% of the U.S. estimate of 134,920 jobs. Its median is $42,840 per year, or $6,660 below the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. Its location quotient is 1.26.
- 4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 4,320 estimated Information and Record Clerks, All Other jobs. That is 3.2% of the U.S. estimate of 134,920 jobs. Its median is $61,760 per year, or $12,260 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. Its location quotient is 1.59.
- 5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 3,470 estimated Information and Record Clerks, All Other jobs. That is 2.6% of the U.S. estimate of 134,920 jobs. Its median is $42,830 per year, or $6,670 below the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. Its location quotient is 1.21.
- 6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 3,210 estimated Information and Record Clerks, All Other jobs. That is 2.4% of the U.S. estimate of 134,920 jobs. Its median is $58,190 per year, or $8,690 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. Its location quotient is 0.39.
Where Information and Record Clerks, All Other has a larger share of local jobs
Location quotient is a share check. A value of 1 means the role has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. A value above 1 means the local share is larger. A value below 1 means the local share is smaller. It is not a count. It is not a wage. It does not say that a place is growing.
Ogden, UT has the highest published location quotient in this bounded metro set, at 8.6. The same row lists 2,020 jobs and a median of $43,010 per year. Reading all three values keeps a high share from being mistaken for a large market or high pay.
A small area can have a high location quotient because the role makes up a large part of a small local job base. A large area can have many workers and a lower quotient. Use the quotient to ask where the role is common in the mix. Use employment to ask how many jobs BLS estimated. Use the wage fields to ask what the published pay range looks like.
- 1. Ogden, UT has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other location quotient of 8.6. BLS lists 2,020 jobs and a median of $43,010 per year, or $6,490 below the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. The U.S. job estimate is 134,920.
- 2. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other location quotient of 7.61. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a median of $51,650 per year, or $2,150 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. The U.S. job estimate is 134,920.
- 3. Colorado Springs, CO has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other location quotient of 5.9. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a median of $49,450 per year, or $50 below the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. The U.S. job estimate is 134,920.
- 4. Grand Junction, CO has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other location quotient of 5.82. BLS lists 340 jobs and a median of $48,190 per year, or $1,310 below the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. The U.S. job estimate is 134,920.
- 5. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other location quotient of 5.63. BLS lists 7,860 jobs and a median of $56,150 per year, or $6,650 above the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. The U.S. job estimate is 134,920.
- 6. Great Falls, MT has a Information and Record Clerks, All Other location quotient of 5.51. BLS lists 170 jobs and a median of $47,900 per year, or $1,600 below the U.S. Information and Record Clerks, All Other median. The U.S. job estimate is 134,920.
How Information and Record Clerks, All Other sits in Office and Administrative Support
Information and Record Clerks, All Other is SOC 43-4199. BLS places it in the Office and Administrative Support major group. Among 54 detailed roles in that group with a published annual median, Information and Record Clerks, All Other ranks 24 of 54 by median. This is a pay rank inside one source family. It is not a rank of skill, value, status, or career fit.
The closest same-family medians help set a fair peer frame. They do not claim that the work is the same. Official SOC titles can cover different tasks and settings. WageScope uses the family only because BLS publishes that link. It does not infer a career move, a skill match, or a hiring path from the wage gap.
Use these peer rows to spot whether the $49,500 median sits near many family roles or far from them. Then open a role's own page before using its number. Each role has a different code, job count, wage spread, and place pattern. One family label does not erase those facts.
- 1. Word Processors and Typists, SOC 43-9022, has a U.S. median of $49,280 per year. Its gap from Information and Record Clerks, All Other is $220 per year.
- 2. Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, SOC 43-9041, has a U.S. median of $49,230 per year. Its gap from Information and Record Clerks, All Other is $270 per year.
- 3. Loan Interviewers and Clerks, SOC 43-4131, has a U.S. median of $50,020 per year. Its gap from Information and Record Clerks, All Other is $520 per year.
- 4. Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, SOC 43-4041, has a U.S. median of $50,080 per year. Its gap from Information and Record Clerks, All Other is $580 per year.
- 5. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, SOC 43-4031, has a U.S. median of $48,700 per year. Its gap from Information and Record Clerks, All Other is $800 per year.
- 6. Statistical Assistants, SOC 43-9111, has a U.S. median of $50,330 per year. Its gap from Information and Record Clerks, All Other is $830 per year.
How much care to use with the Information and Record Clerks, All Other estimate
The relative standard error for the job count is 1.3%. For the mean wage it is 0.2%. This measure, called RSE, shows survey precision. A smaller RSE often means less uncertainty from the sample. It does not tell you whether one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE applies to the 134,920 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE applies to the published mean of $51,490 per year. These fields do not give a matching RSE for the median or each percentile. WageScope shows the fields BLS published and does not move one RSE to another measure.
Survey values can change when BLS changes its methods, sample, models, or source year. That is why we show May 2025 on this page. Before we use a new release, we check its files, rows, and pages. A changed number is only a correction if the source calls it one.
A simple way to compare Information and Record Clerks, All Other across places
First, compare the same wage metric. Use annual with annual or hourly with hourly. Next, check the source date. Keep May 2025 BLS rows together. Then read employment and location quotient beside pay. This stops a high median from standing in for market size or local share. Last, add BEA price-level context only when the exact place has an approved row.
A state, metro, and nonmetro area are not the same kind of map. Do not rank them in one list without saying so. WageScope groups like with like. It also keeps a national row as a broad bench mark. A local page can show the local row, its state row when that link is exact, and the U.S. row without blending them.
If a value is blank, keep it blank. If BLS marks a top code, read it as a lower bound. Do not fill a blank from a nearby place. Do not turn a wage gap into a claim about taxes, hours, benefits, work rules, or a household budget. Those facts are not in the OEWS row.
Move from Information and Record Clerks, All Other wage data to one real listing
The job block on this page uses a strict employer-title match for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. It may show fewer rows than the full MeritLog job search. That is on purpose. A false negative is safer here than a job card for a different role. Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. The cards do not change the BLS wage data.
Open one listing and read its own pay, work place, level, and needs. Compare its posted range with the BLS spread only as context. A posted range is set by an employer for one role. The BLS range is a survey view across many jobs. Neither source proves that a person is fit for the work.
When you tailor a résumé, use work facts you can back up. Do not turn $49,500 into a skill or result. Do not copy a BLS job count into your work history. MeritLog can help shape confirmed experience for a chosen listing. The wage page stays public and read only. It does not save a job or create a résumé on page load.
What this Information and Record Clerks, All Other page does not claim
This page does not say what one Information and Record Clerks, All Other worker earns. It does not promise that a job pays the median. It does not state a starting wage. It does not explain why the mean and median differ. It does not add benefits, tips, stock, bonus pay, taxes, or work hours unless BLS includes them in the published wage measure.
The page does not count people who work for themselves. It does not turn 134,920 into current openings. It does not read private MeritLog jobs or Career Memory. MeritLog does not use the page to build a private career profile. While public analytics are on, GA4, Ahrefs, and Meta may get this page's URL. Use Your Privacy Choices or Global Privacy Control to turn that off. The page does not send its text to a model.
The best use is narrow and clear. Read the May 2025 BLS wage range. Check how the role changes by place. Add the separate 2024 BEA price level when an exact row exists. Inspect a dated employer-title match. Then make a résumé choice from facts you have confirmed. Keep each source tied to the question it can answer.